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Ukrainians waiting for peace before having children

Locals bottle drinking water at a water distribution point in the town of Bilytske, Donetsk region, on March 3, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]

Oleksandr, a Ukrainian soldier, dreams of being a father to a girl and a boy. But, as fighting against Russian invaders rages on, he is putting off having children.

Instead, he said, he will freeze his sperm -- a hedge against the daily risks he confronts on the frontline, where he has been since the start of Russia's full-scale offensive in 2022.

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