In Ukraine, a mother-to-be faces war and loss
Reuters · 2 months ago
Reuters
2 months ago
Thirty-year-old expectant mother Bohdana Zhupanyna says her Kyiv apartment was struck by a Russian drone, just weeks before her due date.
Breakdown
- Bodana Shupinia's Kyiv apartment was destroyed by a Russian drone strike.
- Shupinia and her husband were not home during the attack; her mother survived by sheltering in the basement. 27s
- Shupinia's father, a Ukrainian soldier, was killed in 2022. 36s
- She keeps a fragment of the drone as evidence of attacks on civilian areas. 46s
- Despite the war, Shupinia and her husband have chosen to continue with their plans to have a child. 1m 23s
