How has the war redrawn the daily lives of Kyiv residents..??

With a small smile that hides deep exhaustion, she says that since late summer, "Moscow has added new tasks to her life."

Anastasia's sleep and daily life have become hostage to air raid sirens and explosions, at a time when Russia is intensifying its attacks with jet-powered drones, which have killed more than 190 people in Kyiv since January, according to local authorities.

Between taking her 14-year-old son to school and checking on the safety of her eldest son, 19, Anastasia has begun organizing her daily schedule around the timing of the raids.

As for her youngest daughter, she went with her father to a house they own in another area far from the raids.

Upon arriving at school, the mother checks her bag to ensure she has her two portable batteries, to recharge them at the hospital where "electricity is always available," after Russian attacks began targeting the country's power grid, causing frequent power outages.

Although "daily tasks are becoming more difficult day by day, they must be completed," as Anastasia puts it.

When the electricity returns, she rushes to turn on the washing machine, and uses a string of battery-operated Christmas lights to perform other tasks when the power goes out again.

Nearly five years after the start of the Russian invasion, she expresses confidence that "in the end, she always finds solutions."

Orest sits alone at his desk, while the room gradually fills with tired faces, after another night in which Russian missiles kept the capital awake.

Literature teacher Nadia Cherykhova says the quality of education has declined because "Kyiv does not sleep."

At exactly 09:00, students stand for a minute of silence for the souls of the victims who have died since the war began in 2022, placing their hands on their chests while the Ukrainian anthem is played over loudspeakers.

Lessons are interrupted from time to time so that students can practice some physical exercises that help reduce feelings of anxiety.

At exactly 10:44, as Russian drones approach Kyiv, sirens sound.

With a mix of laughter and screams, students rush to the playground before heading to the basement under the school.

Outside, the sound of a drone hovers over the school. Amid the sounds caused by air defenses intercepting the drones, a man stands watching the sky.

The sound of the drone disappears to the sound of a distant explosion.

At the hospital, Anastasia's conversation with her colleagues revolves around what canned goods to buy and how much water should be stored.

She keeps her eyes on her phone, switching between school WhatsApp groups and Telegram channels that monitor Russian drones.

At exactly 14:00, the student who dreams of becoming an Olympian leaves school for gymnastics training, before power outages paralyze transportation.

His mother says, "Even before he messages me, I have already checked his location, the alerts, and whether the subway is running."

A Russian drone strike that hit a business center between her home and the school, leaving a student waiting for his bus seriously injured, deepened the mother's fears and caution.

At 18:00, she takes the bus, and this evening, the family gathers at their other home. Anastasia says, "It's a comfortable place. But getting there is a struggle in itself," as the bombing of a bridge the previous week caused a suffocating traffic jam, making a 15-kilometer journey take two hours during rush hour.

Anastasia sends one last message before her phone dies, asking her daughter not to fall asleep before she arrives.

When asked when her endurance will run out before she flees Kyiv, Anastasia says after a short silence, "I ask myself this question constantly.. but I have no answer."