{"id":264880,"date":"2022-03-23T08:45:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=264880"},"modified":"2022-03-21T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T01:40:10","slug":"ukrainian-mother-shielded-baby-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ukrainian-mother-shielded-baby-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian mother used her body to shield six-week-old baby from explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 27-year-old Ukrainian woman used her body to protect her six-week-old baby after a blast struck near the family\u2019s home in Kyiv. The story is only the latest to highlight the impact Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has had on civilians, pushing many parents to go to incredible lengths to protect their children.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an interview with <\/span>Reuters<\/span><\/a>, Olga described how shrapnel and glass from the explosion flew around the room and how she screamed when she saw blood covering her daughter, Victoria.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I was wounded in the head, and blood started flowing. And it all flowed on the baby,” she said. “I couldn’t understand, I thought it was her blood.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The mother remembered Victoria\u2019s father, Dmytro, telling her that the blood was actually her and not the baby\u2019s. According to a March 18 Facebook <\/span>post<\/span><\/a> from the Ohmatdyt Children\u2019s Hospital, the family was admitted for injuries related to the shrapnel from the explosion. Doctors treated Dmytro\u2019s leg and performed surgery on Olga to remove multiple fragments from her body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n