"He's fighting for his life": dad meets baby son whose mother was killed in Russian strike on Kyiv

In a Kyiv hospital, a father has seen his son for the first time. Baby Nazar was delivered prematurely after a large-scale Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital on the night of 6-7 September. The baby's mother suffered severe injuries in the attack and later died.

Source: a video released by Mother and Child, a Ukrainian charity

Quote from Mother and Child: "It's impossible to watch this without tears – the moment when little Nazar's father, who sustained burns to 85% of his body during the horrific attack on Kyiv, sees his son for the first time.

The son who was born prematurely after his pregnant mother was pulled from the rubble [...] The child for whose sake his father battled to survive."

Details: The charity added that Nazar's father "went through hellish pain" during his time in intensive care after the deadly strike on the capital. As soon as he was strong enough to stand, he came to the hospital to see his son, who remains under close medical supervision.

Quote: "Little Nazar is a true fighter. He has recently undergone further complex brain surgery. His condition remains critical, but he keeps fighting for his life."

Background:

• On the night of 6-7 September, Russia carried out a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine using more than 800 aerial weapons.
• Among the injured was 24-year-old Tetiana Sakiian, who was pregnant at the time. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition, and doctors carried out a caesarean section. Her baby was born prematurely. The baby's father was also wounded, suffering burns to 85% of his body.
• Doctors fought to save Tetiana for more than two weeks. She had multiple injuries: blast trauma, first- and second-degree burns covering 90% of her body, burns to the respiratory tract, smoke inhalation, and severe burn shock. Despite all their efforts, Tetiana died from her injuries.
• In late September, doctors described baby Nazar's condition as critically stable.

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