Ukrainian baby girl is left fighting for life after her leg is blown off in 'utterly senseless' Putin drone attack

By PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER and WILL STEWART Published: 09:07, 13 May 2026 | Updated: 09:09, 13 May 2026 A nine-month-old baby girl in Ukraine is fighting for her life today after her leg was blasted off in a brutal strike by Vladimir Putin's forces. A female pensioner, 65, and a man were killed in the same 'cynical' Russian attack on Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rih, in the south of the country.  A total of eight civilians were killed and 11 wounded across the Dnipropetrovsk region in savage new strikes after Putin ended a three-day partial ceasefire. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Military Administration, said: 'A small child, a nine-month-old baby girl, had her leg torn off.' Zelensky slammed the 'cynical and utterly senseless Russian drone strike on a regular residential building in Kryvyi Rih.' He said: 'Two elderly people are known to have died. Their nine-month-old granddaughter is in the hospital with serious injuries. 'Our doctors are doing everything possible to save her life.' He called for support in tackling bloodthirsty Putin: 'After the end of a partial three-day ceasefire, Russia continues to kill and maim Ukrainians.' Industrial infrastructure damaged in a drone attack on Odesa Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian drone attack on a gas pipeline in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 13, 2026 'Pressure on it should not be weakened in any way.' Despite the horror attack, Zelensky announced that Ukraine had the momentum in the war. 'Overall, Ukraine's positions right now – on the frontline, in our long-range sanctions, and in our joint results with partners – are the strongest they have been in years,' he said. 'We must maintain this level and deliver results. That is exactly what we are doing.' But he also warned of possible waves of Russian drone attacks throughout Wednesday, saying that more than a hundred drones were in Ukraine's airspace, as Moscow has shifted tactics to strike increasingly during daylight hours. 'Russia continues its strikes and is doing so brazenly – deliberately targeting our railway infrastructure and civilian sites in our cities,' Zelensky said in a post on X. Since the beginning of the war more than four years ago, Russia has mainly carried out major drone and missile strikes at night. In recent weeks, however, it has repeatedly sent hundreds of drones and missiles during the daytime. It set a record for the number of weapons used in one such strike on March 24. Attacks during the day are more disruptive of civilian life. 'It is important to repel every attack with resilience. It is important to support Ukraine and not remain silent about Russia's war,' Zelensky added. Ukraine's air force reported that Russia attacked the country with 139 drones since 6pm Ukraine time on Tuesday, of which 111 were downed or neutralised. Moscow denies intentionally targeting civilians but has killed thousands of them during the war, and says strikes on civil infrastructure are legitimate if they degrade Ukraine's warfighting capabilities. Kyiv has lately intensified long-range attacks on Russia's energy industry, though on a smaller scale. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.