War leaves Ukraine's booming global surrogacy industry in turmoil

These heartrending photos of surrogate babies in a makeshift basement clinic in shine a light on the difficult situations faced by those involved in 's booming global surrogacy industry as the country is ravaged by war.

The 21 babies were all carried by Ukrainian surrogate mothers for couples living overseas. They were born in maternity wards across the capital and taken to the 'clinic' - set up in the basement of a residential block - for safety.

Normally, parents re required to travel to Ukraine ahead of the birth and complete relevant paperwork before taking their children home.

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