By Lourdes Velasco Kyiv, May 19 (EFE).- In war-ravaged Ukraine, one of Europe’s surrogacy hotspots, foreign couples can now take their newborns after spending a month or even just a few weeks in the country for prices starting at 39,900 euros. Igor Petrovich, the director of a pregnancy clinic in Kyiv, tells Efe that surrogates, …
By Lourdes Velasco Kyiv, May 18 (EFE).- Ukraine needs more support from its European partners to facilitate gas and diesel supplies to the country, where shortages are causing long lines of cars at petrol stations, the Ukrainian infrastructure minister said. In an interview with Efe from the government facilities in Kyiv published on Wednesday, Oleksandr …
By Lourdes Velasco Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 17 (EFE).- Anatoliy pedals his bike down the road that leads to Kharkiv, which is littered with charred tanks, bullets and missiles. The 62 year old, who only gives Efe his name, is leaving his village of Tsyrkuny for the first time since Russian troops withdrew. He wants to …
By Lourdes Velasco Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 16 (EFE).- Two and a half months into the battle for Kharkiv has made Oleg an expert in detecting the noise of planes, missiles, grenades and artillery, and even distinguishing Ukrainian fire from that of the Russians. One does not need to worry about the loud rumble coming from …
By Lourdes Velasco Kyiv, May 15 (EFE).- Tania Bondarenko, a 40-year-old woman, has just become a soldier. She always wanted to be one, but it was the Russian invasion that led her to take the step and leave her career as an actress behind. She cannot make sense of the Ukrainian law that obliges men …