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Ukraine mother reflects on four years of war with Russia

24 February 2026

“I feel I owe it to people on the frontline to stay, raise kids and tell them about Ukraine,” Ivanna Didur, a mother, told our correspondent Luke Harding as she explained her decision to stay in Kyiv with her growing family. ‌Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► She described having a baby in wartime as a “patriotic act”. “We are not leaving unless Russia is going to be on the doorstep,” she said. ‌ On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has one of the lowest birthrates in the world, with about one birth for every three deaths. Accordi… Video by YouTube channel.

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