Russia has long struggled with a declining birth rate and shrinking population, but as the country’s casualties mount in the war in Ukraine, the need to reverse the trend has become even greater, prompting President Vladimir Putin to call Russians to do their patriotic duty and have larger families, warning the country faces "extinction" if not. But will it be enough to encourage more people to have children during a time of war?
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