The Harrowing Journey To Get Premature American Twins From Kyiv To The U.S.

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Twin babies Lenny and Moishe were born via surrogate in Ukraine, just as Russia invaded the country. Their parents live in Chicago and had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of their new sons.

Rescuers exfiltrated the babies, dodging Russian artillery fire and driving through a snowstorm before finally arriving at a Polish hospital, where new father Alex "Sasha" Spektor met the boys for the first time. But a more difficult journey for the family was just beginning.

NPR's Ari Shapiro followed up with Spektor and his partner, Irma Nuñez, as they navigated the complicated bureaucratic process of getting their twins from Poland to the United States.

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This episode was produced by Matt Ozug, Brianna Scott and Gabe O' Connor. It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Ashley Brown. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.