Ukraine: Medic freed from Russian captivity gives birth to daughter

Ukrainian military medic Mariana Mamonova (a Ukrainian military medic) was freed from Russian captivity only a few days back. She gave birth to a daughter on Sunday, Ukrainian media reported. Doctors rate the health of both mother and child as excellent.

Ms. Mamonova was in Mariupol and was taken prisoner at the beginning of April. She was held in Olenivka, a Russian-controlled region of eastern Ukraine.There were dozens of Ukrainian prisoners who were killed in an explosion which experts believe was caused by Russia.

Vasily, Mariana’s husband, learned that he was to become a dad while Mariana was on the frontline.

The pregnant woman He was put in a cell together with 20 others and had to initially sleep on the ground..

“The women were talking to each other all the time and she told us that she was pregnant. Instantly, everyone offered to help her. They provided food and made sure that she was getting fresh air.,” another camp inmate Anna Vorosheva, who was released in July, told BBC.

Mariana was later moved to a smaller space with fewer prisoners. She was able to stay each night on one of the two beds there. In the beginning, she hoped to be freed in exchange for a prisoner.She was initially happy, but she began to worry that she might give birth at the camp.

Mariana Mamonova, a Russian nurse who was recently freed from Russian captivity gave birth to a daughter. She spent nearly 5 months in Russian captivity. Days were when she ate two apples per day. #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/hwYOOUSVOg

— Mariana Betsa (@Mariana_Betsa) September 25, 2022

Ms Mamonova He was one of more than 200 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war who were released Whom Ukraine was able to exchange for 55 Russian soldiers on September 21 Vladimir Putin’s close ally, Viktor Medvedchuk.

General Kyrylo Budanov (Chief of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine), reported that Some of the Russian captives had been tortured by their captors..