Bombs raining, houses collapsing, ruined cities, how mothers are giving birth to children in Ukraine’s bunkers…

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Kilkaris born in the battlefield

Poignant photographs showing children born in Ukraine’s war zones are providing moments of hope, joy and bravery in the country’s worst times. Nearly 30 women have given birth to babies in a city hospital bunker, despite constant bombardment by Vladimir Putin’s soldiers. Babies are being born in the bunker and bombs keep raining on their motherland outside. Sometimes there are bombings around hospitals too. Anastasia Halazenko, 24, has also given birth in the basement, having reached the bunker to save her life in the Russian gunfight. Russian soldiers have destroyed their city.

The birth of a child in the bunker, the courage remains

The birth of a child in the bunker, the courage remains

Anastasia Halazenko, 24, may have given birth to a child in the bunker, but her spirits have not been dampened. He said that, “It is terrifying to have a child in times of war. But it is also a time of joy, because it shows that life goes on for Ukraine even in the darkest of times.” At the same time, another mother, Alina, has also given birth to a child in the basement of the hospital, as sirens were sounding about the continuous airstrikes in their city. Alina has given birth to a baby in the port city of Mykolaiv, which is being heavily bombed by Russian forces. At the same time, another mother, Anastasia, a bank employee, has also given birth to a child in the midst of the Ukraine war and tells about her horrific journey.

Mother Anastasia's Terrible Journey

Mother Anastasia’s Terrible Journey

29-year-old Anastasia lives in the south-eastern city of Izium in Ukraine and had arrived in this city a few days ago, but war broke out a few days before Anastasia’s arrival. He said, “We hid in our corridors away from the windows at first, but then the situation got worse, so we came to save lives in the bunkers. We stayed there continuously and the bombing was being done outside. He said That, “We were only able to go upstairs to get food and water. One day a bullet hit the cupboard in our bedroom and I narrowly escaped. After which I realized how close the war is to us and I feared for the safety of my child. She continued, “I didn’t really want to give birth at the shelter, but I had no other choice.

Life saved in hospital bunker

Life saved in hospital bunker

Anastasia tells that, on March 1, she started labor pains and then her husband took her to the hospital in some way and then gave birth to the child by caesarean in emergency. He said that a few hours passed peacefully, but only a few hours. After a few hours, the city was bombed and then he had to be taken to the bunker in the hospital, as the bombing was taking place very close to the hospital. He said, “It was a small room and there were about ten more women there. It was quite cold there and there were only a few mattresses on the floor and it seemed pretty impossible for them to be there in this condition.”



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