Martynenko feeds a surrogate-born baby inside a special shelter in a residential basement, as Russia's invasion continues. Photo: Reuters
All the while she has her own family to worry about. Her children are in the region around Sumy, a city some 320km east of the capital which has been bombarded by Russian forces.
It is too dangerous for Martynenko to try to reach them, so they are living with their grandmother.
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