Veronika Chuyan, 28, dies after shielding her two sons from shrapnel from a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, according to reporting. The incident occurs near where she and her children seek shelter during a broader wave of intensified Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital. The reports say a second missile hits a residential district, and shrapnel reaches the area where Chuyan is protecting her sons, leaving her fatally injured even as she tries to keep them out of harm’s way. The accounts describe her as dying close to safety, shortly after the attack. The coverage frames the death within the context of ongoing missile attacks that strike residential areas in Kyiv. No additional details are provided in the supplied excerpts about the extent of damage beyond the missile impact, the condition of the children, or any official confirmation beyond what the outlets report. The reports focus on the circumstances of the death and the role of Chuyan’s attempt to protect her children during the strike.