“I was injured in the head, and the blood started to flow. And it all went down on the baby. »
Olga, 27, will forever remember the moment a Russian missile fell near her home and shattered the windows of the room. “I couldn’t understand, I thought it was his blood. »
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But this blood was actually Olga’s. The young mother managed to protect with her body Victoria, her six-week-old daughter, who escaped unscathed.
Now hospitalized at the Okhmatdyt Pediatric Hospital in kyiv, she told the Guardian the horror she had experienced. The missile launch happened overnight, when she woke up to feed her newborn baby and covered her with a blanket to keep her warm. It was this gesture that saved his life.
On the site of ” The Guardian can be seen photos of Olga, her head wrapped in bandages and her upper body covered in cuts, as she holds her baby Victoria in her arms. The image has since gone viral on social media.
According to Ukrainian authorities, at least 60 civilians have lost their lives in kyiv since the Russian invasion began on February 24. Among them, many are those who have been victims of missile strikes on residential buildings.
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