Ukrainian mother recalls the horror of protecting her baby from a missile strike

A 27-year-old Ukrainian woman seriously wounded while sheltering her baby from shrapnel blasts in Kyiv has recalled the shock she felt after being hit by shattered glass. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Sitting in her bed at Okhmatdyt Children’s hospital in Kyiv, Olga said she mistook her own blood for her baby’s after she was covered in lacerations by the fallout of a missile strike. Her partner Dmytro had to tell her ’it’s your blood, it’s not hers [the baby’s]’ Ukrainian mother seriously wounded while shielding baby from missile strike ► Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates ► The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ►