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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lottie Kilraine

Ukrainian woman gives birth in UK hospital after escaping Russian bombs

A mother has given birth in a UK hospital after fleeing Russian bombs in Ukraine.

Lesia Husar, 41, gave birth to her son Richard on June 12, after travelling more than 1,200 miles to the UK from her home in Chernivsti, south-west Ukraine.

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