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Alex Spektor's twin sons, Lenny and Moishe, were born premature to a surrogate in Kyiv, Ukraine. He and his partner, Irma Nuñez, contacted a specialist evacuation team of U.S. Army veterans to transport the twins to Poland when Kyiv was being attacked by Russian forces. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Alex Spektor's twin sons, Lenny and Moishe, were born premature to a surrogate in Kyiv, Ukraine. He and his partner, Irma Nuñez, contacted a specialist evacuation team of U.S. Army veterans to transport the twins to Poland when Kyiv was being attacked by Russian forces.
Ryan Kellman/NPRMore than two million people have fled Ukraine since Russia attacked two weeks ago - at least half of them children. It's a dangerous journey for anyone, let alone premature babies who were already fighting for their lives.
This is the harrowing story of some of the youngest evacuees - babies less than two weeks old who were born prematurely. Each day, they've been growing stronger as Kyiv grows weaker.
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This episode was produced by Lee Hale, Matthew Ozug and Kat Lonsdorf. It was edited by Fatma Tanis, Arezou Rezvani and Courtney Dorning. Additional reporting from Leila Fadel. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.
