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Alahna Kindred

Heroic Ukrainian mum saves baby’s life by using body to shield her from shelling

A heroic Ukrainian mum saved her baby's life from Russian shelling by shielding her body.

Olga, 27, was badly injured by shrapnel during Vladimir Putin's assault on Kyiv last week.

In a moving image shared online, she is seen cradling her one-month-old baby as a man who is believed to be her partner comforts them.

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