A Ukrainian mother shielded her 6-week old baby from an explosion of shrapnel in Kyiv last week, sustaining several deep cuts in the process of saving her child's life.
Photos of the family being treated at a hospital after the attack show the mother holding her baby close to her chest with her head bandaged and her face covered in cuts. Her partner is being treated for an injury.
The graphic images spread quickly online, highlighting the growing human toll of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing assault in Ukraine. Russian forces aim to take the city and it is a frequent target of attacks.
After an explosion on Friday morning, shards of glass began to fly across the room, according to an interview published on Sunday.
The mother told the outlet that she woke up to bathe and feed her daughter. Victoria was covered in a blanket when the explosion occurred.
She told the news agency that she got her covered in time.
She said Dmytro covered the mother and child after he woke up.
I did not wake up from the explosion. Dmytro said that he woke up from the sound of the explosion and the sound of glass cracking.
She said her head was broken in the attack and she had blood on her baby.
I thought it was her blood, she said.
As Dmytro took Victoria, she screamed that her daughter had been injured.
She said Dmytro was not hers.
The Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv posted about the family on Friday, saying they were admitted for injuries related to an explosion near their home. The hospital said doctors removed fragments from Dmytro's body through surgery.
A quick thinking mother saved her daughter from injury in the explosion.
According to the hospital, Dmytro said that he and his wife heard a lot of shelling the previous night and that it eventually hit a building near their house.
I saw that the shell hit the kindergarten when I went outside. There are no ceilings anymore, and the houses nearby don't have windows or doors. According to the hospital, Dmytro said that the pieces of the glass flew straight at them.
Ukrainian officials have said at least 60 people have been killed in the city.
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