Sleeplessness, death, destruction: Russian attacks torment Kyiv | News

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

For a brief moment, Al Jazeera cameraman experiences life under Russia’s bombs – and all of its side effects.

Kyiv, Ukraine – I’m wrenched from my sleep by what feels like an explosion in my stomach, as if a balloon has burst. This feeling is followed immediately by the sound of a real explosion. Now, I’m wide awake.

Phone messages cast a cold blue light into a corner of my room, warnings from our Ukrainian producer Luda that drones and ballistic missiles are…