Woman whose face was left covered in blood after Russia blitzed apartment block pleads for Putin to stop attacks

A MUM whose face was left covered in blood after Russia blitzed her apartment block has pleaded with Putin to stop the war.  Olena Kurilo, 52, also urged Russian mothers not to let their children go to battle, adding: “We want to live.” GettyOlena Kurilo was 25 metres from the epicentre of a missile explosion[/caption] She called the war meaningless and said it will bring no one happiness, adding: “I really want to see my future grandchildren, hold them in my arms, teach them.“ The kindergarten teacher, who is half-Russian, was 25 metres from one of Putin’s missiles in Cheuhuev, Ukraine.  Her bloody face was on front pages across the world and became the image of the the Russian leader’s war. She told how shattered glass cut through her face and into her eye when she was in her flat as a missile fell. She told MailOnline: “Never have I thought in my life I’d look death in the face and see war. I could never imagine it even in the worst nightmares. “We have a two-room apartment. I don’t know why, but I sat on the couch in the bedroom. And then there was an explosion.” Most read in News BATTLE Live Ukraine updates: Russian forces 20m from Kyiv as 198 dead including 3 children ON THE WARPATH Putin's NATO warning as other countries could face 'military consequences' DEATH MACHINES Putin's terrifying rockets that 'explode' enemy's lungs 'heading to Ukraine' 'FIGHTING BACK' 'Hundreds of Russians captured near Kyiv' as Putin fails to take capital BATTLESHIPS Russian cargo ship SEIZED in English Channel for 'violating EU sanctions' UNDER SIEGE Horror moment ‘Russian’ missile hits Kyiv home as 198 dead in Ukraine invasion All the windows and the door were blown out and she covered herself a bit. The back wall of a closet flew out while the mirror and door frame also blew out.  She said: “I don’t know by what miracle I survived. “I curled up and was covered with glass. All in a fraction of a second. All these pieces are flying at me. “My first thought was “I’m not ready to die yet”. And then dead silence. “I ran out into the street in a state of shock, I tried to stop bleeding with everything that was at hand – my jacket and shirt.” Another woman in her block screamed “how am I to live” after discovering her daughter, 12, died in the blast. Olena cannot see out of her right eye at all and is afraid she will lose her sight. It is now completely swollen with blood and festering, but there is no one to take care of it. Latest in Ukraine… Terrifying thermobaric rocket launchers capable of ‘exploding’ enemy’s lungs ‘seen heading towards Ukraine’‘Hundreds’ Russian soldiers have been captured, a Ukrainian MP has claimed.A missile has slammed into the side of an apartment building, killing two people in Kyiv.Terrifying ‘thermobaric’ rockets that can explode enemy troops’ lungs have been spotted heading to UkraineUkraine’s President  Volodymyr Zelenskyy has refused a US offer to evacuate the Kyiv and vowed to stay and fightDefiant Ukrainian soldiers are using UK missiles to fight off Putin’s invasionA Russian cargo ship has been seized in the English Channel for ‘violating EU sanctions’Putin is unleashing Chechen special forces squad known as the “hunters” as Russia prepares to use “father of all bombs”. Amid the chaos a young mother has given birth in a metro station in Kyiv.Russians protesting Putin’s violent invasion have scrawled graffiti comparing him to Nazi monster Adolf Hitler. Her husband Nikolai, 54, was at the petrol station in case they needed to escape so was not at home for the explosion. He had told her to get documents and belongings ready to escape as they were near the military airport. Ms Kurilo insisted nobody wanted war and Russian state TV reports that Ukraine wants to attack Russia is “nonsense”. She said: “I love my land. I love the place where I was born, we have very good, kind people here in Ukraine. “I don’t know anyone who would like to go to war with Russia. Not a single person thought that Putin could do this.” Her whole flat was destroyed except her bed and sofa, and she said she felt no pain on her back despite seeing extensive wounds. They are staying at a faraway country house for safety and she is unsure how she can return home, adding: “I will see blood on the walls. It’s creepy.” And she said: “We are afraid too. We don’t know what will happen to our home.” The Sun’s front page when Putin waged war