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Ukraine offers sperm freezing to soldiers

2026-02-17 10:01:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Ukraine offers sperm freezing to soldiers

Ukraine is facing a major demographic crisis, exacerbated by the full-scale Russian occupation. A state program now offers free sperm freezing to soldiers so that their families can have children in case the soldiers die or lose their fertility due to the stress and dangers of war.

Soldiers like Maxim tell the BBC that this is a way to ensure “the future of the Ukrainian nation” and to protect the possibility of starting a family. Initially, the law stipulated that the samples would be destroyed after the soldier’s death, but after a public backlash, the samples are now stored for up to 3 years and can be used by the partner with prior written consent.

The program also has a demographic dimension: many young men have been killed in the war, and millions of women have fled as refugees. Fertility clinics are seeing a decline in the number of pregnant women and an increase in mental health problems due to ongoing trauma and stress.

Some families have struggled to access sperm samples or frozen embryos due to outdated laws, but the intervention of lawmakers has helped secure rights for the families of fallen soldiers. The aim is to give the soldiers' children the opportunity to be born in Ukraine, the country their parents defended with their lives./ CNA





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