On a Ukrainian maternity ward in an underground bunker, babies are born shielded from Russian strikes

A 37-year-old woman spoke with NBC News minutes after undergoing a cesarean section in the hospital in northeastern Ukraine.

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Air-raid sirens wailed as Maryna gave birth to her first child. The usual joy and apprehension of becoming a parent were compounded Wednesday by the sounds of war and by the setting: a maternity ward in an underground bunker.

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