Residents of eastern Aleppo have been living for more than five years under skies heavily trafficked by Syrian and now also Russian warplanes. Activists and citizens in the besieged rebel-held areas of the city have posted videos online of bombs being dropped, and have described in WhatsApp voice messages the fear that grips them every time they see an aircraft cross the sky.

One woman in eastern Aleppo, who was too afraid to give her name, said that any low-flying aircraft could be a sign that barrel bombs are again about to fall on the city. Her experiences, and those of other activists and residents of rebel-held areas, are included in the video above. The footage from Aleppo comes from Syrian news agencies and one of the people interviewed.

Modar Shekho, a nurse in Aleppo, said via WhatsApp that the bombings have become part of his daily routine. Wissam Zarqa, a teacher, said his senses sometimes play tricks on him — he hears warplanes overhead even when none are there.

While the bombardment of the rebel-held section of the city abated last weekend as the United Nations tried to negotiate a halt to the conflict, bombings resumed this week after the talks failed to reach an agreement.