I don't typically record things like this, but here's what a (still quite distant, mind you) bombing with attack drones sounds like. Inside the house, with all the windows closed. I wasn't recording during the worst parts, and in the recording you also can't hear the drones humming as they approach - which, in my opinion, is a much worse sound/feeling than the actual impact.
People in other parts of Ukraine have it much worse than this. Every night.
You know, when I post about my experience going through this, I do it with one cynical thought - that for some of you, who have no friends or family in Ukraine, I might be that one Ukrainian person you sort of "know", and therefore, through me, you'd maybe care a little more about all of us. Maybe you'd donate to support Ukraine, or maybe you'd simply correct your MAGA coworker when they say that we're all Nazis and deserve it. Do you get what I mean? It's one thing to read the news about horrible things happening to people you've never known, but when it's about someone you've been following for years, even just a silly tumblr blog, it might feel more personal. So that's mostly what I'm trying to do with my constant whining and complaining here.
Just know that so many Ukrainians are going through much, much worse.
The blast wave isn't the worst of it, because at least it's clear. If you feel it, you know you're still alive, your house is still standing. When the drones hum in the distance, getting closer and closer, speeding up as they go down, and it feels like they're right above your roof and coming straight at you - that's honestly the worst.
Another thing is the flashes. When you see a particularly bright flash - that split second before you feel the blast, you wonder: will it shatter the windows? Will it be worse than the previous one? Less than a second between the light and the blast wave, but I hate that second so much.
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