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Alice Peacock

Russian bombs rain down on horror dashcam footage before destroying flats killing 33

Horrifying footage captures Russian bombs flying overhead before slamming into a block of flats in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, killing dozens of people.

The terrifying video was captured by a dashcam as the car turned a corner and began driving down a road during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Around a dozen bombs can be seen raining down from the sky around 100 yards ahead of the car before they make impact with a loud boom. The car videoing simultaneously slows to a stop.

Flames can be seen bursting out from the scene on the horizon, followed by dark grey plumes of smoke billowing out and obscuring the apartment blocks.

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A vehicle dashcam captures the moment a missile appeared to hit a residential building in central Chernihiv (EyePress News/REX/Shutterstock)

A huge hole was blown in the side of the tall building which was scorched in the large fire.

Civilians can be seen fleeing from the inferno, while the wailing of a car alarm pierces the air.

Footage of the horrifying scenes from Ukraine comes after the news that 47 people were yesterday killed in the airstrikes using cluster bombs in Chernihiv, in the north of the country.

The aftermath of the Russia army air strikes on the residential building in Chernihiv (EyePress News/REX/Shutterstock)

It comes as Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, one of tyrant Vladimir Putin ’s major targets, came under renewed attack today with explosions heard in the city centre, which is now practically deserted as people flee advancing forces.

A massive convoy of vehicles stretching for around 40 miles continues to be stalled on the road leading to the city, amid concerns it is regrouping for a major attack.

A huge hole was blown in the side of the tall building which was scorched in the large fire (REUTERS)

Experts say around 15,000 troops are part of the armoured group which are believed to be waiting for supplies before launching an offensive on Kyiv.

Control for some areas have already been wrested out of Ukraine’s hands.

Kherson, seen as a key city because of its port, became the first to fall into Russian control yesterday with its mayor, Igor Kolykhaev, saying enemy troops forced their way into the council building.

Residents still in the area now live under a strict curfew.

Charred cars are seen next to a residential building following the recent shelling (REUTERS)

Several others have come under intense shelling since Putin ordered the invasion of their peaceful neighbour last week.

Meanwhile, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said he believes Russia is using cluster bombs in Ukraine, in violation of international law.

Despite that NATO allies have rejected Ukraine's demand for no-fly zones, saying such a direct intervention would lead to an even more brutal war.

The capture of Europe's biggest nuclear power on Friday amid heavy fighting in south-eastern Ukraine, triggered a global alarm, as a huge fire threatened to get out of control.

The blaze was eventually extinguished but the plant, which gives power to around a quarter of Ukraine, is now in the hands of Russian invaders.

The site of destruction in Chernihiv (REUTERS)

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Raphael Grossi described the situation as "normal operations, but in fact there is nothing normal about this".

He paid homage to the plant's Ukrainian staff "to their bravery, to their courage, to their resilience because they are doing this in very difficult circumstances".

Grossi said the plant was undamaged from what he believed was a Russian projectile. Only one reactor was working, at around 60 per cent of capacity.

The Kremlin has claimed the attack was made by Ukrainian rebels and that it fell into Russian hands in the first days of the war.

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