Life goes on: 7 Ukrainian stars who decided to get pregnant during a full-scale war

For almost two years now, Ukraine has been at war with the terrorist state of Russia. The new reality is constant shelling, sirens that seem to be wailing incessantly, and a vague idea of "what will happen next." And yet, life goes on! In difficult times, Ukrainians find love, get married, and... decide to add to their families. Some give birth to their first child, while others become parents of many children.

Let's find out which Ukrainian stars, despite their fears about the future, became pregnant after the outbreak of a full-scale war. Read more in the article by OBOZ.UA.

1. Lilia Rebryk

42-year-old actress and TV presenter Lilia Rebryk will become a mother of many children in March 2024. Now she and her husband, choreographer Andrii Dykyi, are raising two daughters: 12-year-old Diana and 6-year-old Polina. And who will be the third? A girl, too! In November 2023, the star posted touching photos on Instagram from a gender party, where she flaunted her rounded belly alongside her family. "Dad is a jeweler! They say that when girls are born, it's a sign of peace! " Lilia captioned the post.

2. Alla Kostromichova

On May 14, 2023, Ukrainian supermodel and founder of the show "Top Model in Ukrainian" Alla Kostromichova pleased her Instagram followers with great news: "We are blessed with a second child. Happy Mother's Day! I will do my best to make sure you are born into a better world." In the photo, she posed in a translucent dress by Moodstories.

Shortly after, on June 29, the 37-year-old model and her husband, Italian-American businessman Jason Capone, gave birth to a baby girl. So now the couple is doubly happy: they are raising a 6-year-old son, Salvatore, and a daughter, Aurora.

3. ONUKA

In 2021, Nataliia Zhyzhchenko, better known as the singer ONUKA, admitted in a frank interview with Masha Yefrosynina that she did not want to have children. "At my father's anniversary, I officially told everyone that I didn't want children. It was all well received by my parents. Even though they are already at a respectable age, they have a modern way of thinking. A week later, I received a test with two stripes," the star said.

Thus, ONUKA and her husband, producer Yevgenii Filatov, became parents of a son, Sasha. And they didn't stop there! In early July 2023, the couple gave birth to another child. This time they had a daughter, Lina. How did they manage to hide the pregnancy for so long? It is not known.

4. Jamala

On February 3, 2024, 40-year-old Ukrainian singer of Crimean Tatar-Armenian descent Jamala shared the good news with her fans on Instagram. She and her husband Bekir Suleimanov are going to become parents for the third time! They already have two sons together: 5-year-old Emir-Rahman and three-year-old Selim-Girai. "With hope. It's so deep... and now I perceive it in a completely different way. I have Hope, Faith, and great Love in me! " the star wrote in a post where she gently hugs her rounded belly.

5. Luna

On January 11, 2024, 33-year-old Ukrainian singer Luna (real name: Kristina Bardash) gave birth to her son Nikita. "I enjoy every second together... this is a great, great happiness for our whole family! " the young mother wrote under the picture where she poses with a naked rounded belly.

As a reminder, Christina has a son, George, with her ex-husband, producer Yurii Bardash. Later, in 2021, she married musician Oleksandr Voloshchuk, who became the father of her second child. During her second pregnancy, the singer often "pampered" her followers with nude photos, showing how her body changed with each passing month.

6. Svitlana Tarabarova

On April 19, 2023, Ukrainian singer and composer Svitlana Tarabarova became a mother of many children. The artist gave birth to a girl, whom she named Polina, and wrote on Instagram the same day: "My daughter, how we have been waiting for you! You came into this world in the most difficult times in our history. But we really want you to grow up in peace, and the word "war" you heard only in history class..." The singer and her husband, film director Oleksiy Bondar, have a son, Ivan, and a daughter, Maria.

7. Alina Blazhkevych

On November 21, 2023, the star of Women's Quarter, Alina Blazhkevych, announced that she was expecting a baby. "I have some little news. I'm 'in hope'. I hope that soon our family will become a little bigger and noisier. In the hope that everything will be fine. I hope that the toxicosis will not return. That's how I'm doing," the actress captioned a photo with her rounded belly. So, we are waiting for the addition to the family of Alina and her chosen one Roman Blazhkevych, whom she met on the show "League of Laughter". The actress is keeping it a secret for now.