Sergey Bondar, a veteran, has launched an unusual new career to help close physical and emotional wounds after military duties – making eerily realistic baby dolls. /VCG Photo

The 34-year-old, who used to be a sergeant in a Ukrainian Army tank platoon, says he uses the process as a form of rehabilitation after he was wounded fighting in east Ukraine. /VCG Photo

To create the doll, he painstakingly stitches human hair by hand and even ensures it would catch the scent of a human baby. /VCG Photo

Each hyper-realistic child doll reportedly takes around 90 hours to make and is tailor-made to customers' preferences and sells for up to 250 pounds (about 1,926 yuan). /VCG Photo