Why are you conflating being informed or following one particular event with being obsessed with the news?
If Covid restrictions are so malleable in your city then you should find avenues that keep you updated, but once it's over you should also quit with the updates.
Knowing what happens in Ukraine every single minute is useless. If you see all those hints around you about a conflict you are unaware of, why can't you just ask around or at most read a recap article or two? Why would this event entail being glued to your screen 24/7? Just like with other people in this discussion it feels as though exceptional events somehow justify the constant consumption of the news.