Blood-soaked uniforms and bedtime stories: How war reshapes Ukrainian motherhood

When Russian tanks rolled toward Kyiv on 24 February 2022, Lesia Lytvynova and her husband Vladyslav Urban didn’t hesitate, not for a second. They stood in recruitment lines until darkness fell the next day.

“What else could we do?” Lesia says.

Five children waited at home. Three…

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