Newborn son of woman killed in 7 September Russian attack on Kyiv in critical condition
The newborn son of 24-year-old Tetiana Sakiyan, who was injured in a Russian strike on Kyiv on the night of 6-7 September and later died in hospital, remains in a critical condition.
Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster hromadske, citing Hanna Antoniuk, Deputy Medical Director of Kyiv Perinatal Centre
Quote: "His condition remains critically stable. He is breathing with the help of a ventilator. He is being fed with minimal trophic nutrition.
This is a baby born under extreme stress. The mother suffered burns, and the child was not physiologically ready to be born. An emergency caesarean section was performed due to the mother’s condition. He was not ready for delivery or for independent life."
Details: Tetiana Sakiyan lived in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district, where a high-rise residential building was damaged by a Russian drone strike.
She was taken to hospital in an extremely critical condition, and doctors performed an emergency caesarean section. Her baby was born prematurely. Tetiana was diagnosed with multiple severe conditions, including blast injuries, first- and second-degree burns covering 90% of her body, respiratory tract burns, and severe burn shock.
Doctors fought to save her life for two weeks but were unable to save her. Her partner is still in hospital.
Background:
- On the night of 6-7 September, Russian forces launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine using drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. In Kyiv, drones hit residential buildings in the Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts. Thirteen people were injured in the capital.
- Among those killed in the Russian attack were 32-year-old Viktoriia Hrebeniuk, who worked at a charity, and her two-month-old son Roman.
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