The skies above Ukraine have tonight been filled with a devastating fireball as Russian missiles strategically targeted a fuel depot.
Frightened families watched on in horror in the village of Kulinichi, close to Kharkiv city in eastern Ukraine.
The deadly fireball mushroomed into the air as Vladimir Putin celebrated a direct hit. There were also reports of more explosions nearby as terror gripped the region.
It is believed the facility was targeted by bombers in an effort to cut off fuel supplies to Ukraine
The attacked came as Putin's troops bared down on the capital Kyiv, with soldiers and citizens braced for street-to-street battle.
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The fireball could be seen for miles around as fears grow over more casualties after the hellish scenes in Kulinichi.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, says he expects the Russian army to attack Kyiv tonight.
He claimed: "The enemy will use all the forces at his disposal to break our resistance. Vile, harsh and not human. This night they will storm Kyiv."
Putin's latest attack came just hours after worried Ukrainian officials warned Russia could target natural gas transit pipelines to Europe.
Earlier, Russia were accused of bombing a nursery as heartbreaking footage emerged.
The devastating clip appeared to show a kindergarten, named the Sunshine nursery, surrounded by bodies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka.
Bodies of two adults appear to be lying in pools of blood, with other people crouched alongside them.
The clip follows footage appearing to show a Russian hit on a cancer centre within the grounds of a hospital in Melitopol.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russain shelling of a hospital was "beyond evil".
Kuleba accused Russia of war crimes after earlier reports of attacks of orphanages and nurseries.
He promised Ukraine would send evidence of the attacks to The Hague.
More than 50,000 desperate Ukrainians have fled in the last 24 hours.
Many are seeking refuge by moving east, as Russian shelling continues on cities across the country.
Shocking scenes from earlier day show hoards of panicked civilians screaming in terror as they desperately try to flee advancing Russian troops.
The footage, form the embattled capital Kyiv shows crowds packing into a railway station and screaming as shots ring out.
Women and children screamed as automatic fire rings out over the platform over the heads of hundreds of people desperately trying to board a train.
