under attack in this way, you have little sounds, little flashes of light on the horizon. it is hard to pinpoint what is going on and it adds to the confusion. the more broader, constant sense you get is the uncertainty. when a city is under attack, the slightest noise, the sound of a car backfiring, a firework. fireworks have been banned in the city. that keeps people on edge. what has changed in the past 24 edge. what has changed in the past 2a hours, the familiar sound of air raid sirens, the occasionaljet flying over. ukraine is coming under a pincer movement from russian forces. as far as the president is concerned, there are already russian saboteurs, as he puts it, in the city. both he and the us are clear minded about this. they think