Anastasiia Romanytska

“My first reaction was, 'Is this some kind of joke?' But then my body reacted as if I was under stress. My heart started racing, and my stomach tightened up.”

Anastasiia Romanytska · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

A Kyiv-based ballerina who received the forwarded warnings from friends described her initial disbelief and physical stress reaction to the messages.

“Still, somehow I immediately realised that it wasn't something serious. Or maybe I just really wanted to believe that.”

Anastasiia Romanytska · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Romanytska said she quickly concluded the alerts were not serious, while acknowledging she may simply have wanted to believe that.