sleeping

"I am tired of not sleeping enough," says Yana Kolomiets, 31, a casting director from Odesa.

The gleaming surface of the projecting figure and a background of sleeping soldiers, angels, drapery and clouds embody the inexplicable moment.

Others report panic attacks or trouble sleeping after seeing him in the news.

Meanwhile, the reality of sharing a sleeping compartment with up to five other people, snoring or not, can be at stark odds with the romantic view of such travel seen in golden age films.

Many delivery and bus drivers have resorted to sleeping at petrol stations in the hope of being the first to refuel once supplies come in.