Horror pics show civilians running for their lives as monstrous Russian troops launch artillery barrage at refugees

HORROR pictures show the moment civilians were left running for their lives as Russian troops fired an artillery barrage at fleeing refugees. Photos shows men, women and children fleeing the scene as shells came crashing down around them on the only escape route out of Irpin near Kyiv. ReutersA mum and her daughter run for their lives in Irpin[/caption] GettyRefugees and journalists run for their lives amid the shelling by the Russians[/caption] ReutersTwo people attempt to flee the horrors of Putin’s war on Ukraine[/caption] ReutersCivilians duck for cover as the shells rain down[/caption] ReutersA man clutches a child as a fire burns in the background[/caption] ReutersLocal residents look for cover as they escape from the town of Irpin[/caption] Fires burned around the town as the Russian advance towards Kyiv – Putin’s main objective – continues at a grinding pace. Hundreds of desperate people can be seen clutching what belongings they could carry in shopping bags and suitcases. And this latest attack on civilians comes as Russia insists it is observing a ceasefire in Mariupol to let people escape. Russia yesterday breaching their own ceasefire agreement within hours of it being rolled out – leaving 200,000 people trapped in the port city in southern Ukraine. But meanwhile in Irpin – which is around 15 miles from Kyiv – the bombardment continued. Photos show a mum in a red hoodie running with her hand clutching her daughter who is wearing a dinosaur jacket as smoke rises behind them. Elsewhere, a dad clutches his child sporting a pink pom pom hat as fires burn in Irpin. 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Read our Russia – Ukraine live blog for the very latest updates The shelling of Irpin is just the latest outrage committed by Russia in a war which has been received international condemnation. It comes as Russian bombings of Kyiv and its surrounding towns intensify after they failed to capture to the capital in last week’s shock invasion. People fleeing from Irpin and Bucha said their resolve to stay broke when Russian warplanes started circling overhead and dropping bombs on Friday. It comes as: Boris Johnson is to present a six-point plan of action to world leaders on how to deal with Putin Ukraine claims it has now killed 11,000 Russian soldiers as yesterday nine of Putin’s aircraft were shot downPutin issued a direct threat to the UK as he raged at sanctions “akin to a declaration of war”SAS and US commandos are reportedly training for a rescue mission to save President Volodymyr ZelenskyyVisa and Mastercard suspended operations in Russia dealing Putin another major blowCancer-stricken kids are trapped in war-torn Ukraine – as doctors tell them the bombs are just fireworksHeartbreaking pictures show the extent of Ukraine’s refugee crisis – with 1.5million fleeing for their livesBritish firms helping Putin’s henchmen must face the full force of the law, said David Davis MP “Warplanes. They are bombing residential areas — schools, churches, big buildings, everything,” accountant Natalia Dydenko said after a quick glance back at the destruction she left behind. The 58-year-old was one of thousands of people walking with their children and whatever belongings they could carry down a road leading toward central Kyiv and away from the front. “It began two days ago. It wasn’t as heavy before, but two days ago it started getting really heavy,” Natalia said. People have been trying to get to the remains of a bridge leading to Kyiv over the Irpin River which Ukrainian forces blew up last week to stall the Russian advance. Ukrainian soldiers with assault rifles swinging off their shoulders have helped wheelchair-bound pensioners and mothers with prams cross a few wooden planks tossed over the river on Saturday. Thousands of people massed in stony silence under the shattered remains of the original concrete bridge while awaiting their turn to pass. A group of soldiers was digging anti-tank missile launchers into foxholes on the Kyiv side of the river. Another group was preparing new supplies of shoulder-launched missiles and Kalashnikovs that could be ferried back across the wooden planks toward the front. Galina Vasylchenko decided to flee when Russian fighters bombed her home. “We were waiting it out. But yesterday, when a plane flew by and dropped something on us, we simply had to run,” she said. Russian warplanes have struck and killed dozens in the central town of Chernihiv and the eastern city of Kharkiv in the past week. Now analysts fear Kyiv’s heritage – as well as a plethora of churches that answer to the Moscow patriarchate – could be razed by Russian jets. The town of Bucha had witnessed the first fighting and parts of the area are now all but cleared to the ground. That same level of violence is now raining down on Irpin. A supermarket and petrol station were destroyed on Friday while soldiers ushered residents on buses out of the town. Thousands more piled their belongings into cars and tried to get out of Irpin but were hit by a queue of cars three miles long. It comes as 1.45 million people have fled Ukraine since the invasion began ten days ago, according to the U.N.-affiliated Organization for Migration in Geneva. It predicted the total number of refugees could swell to 4 million, to become the biggest such crisis this century. Most have arrived in Poland and other neighbouring European Union countries, with the bloc granting people fleeing Ukraine temporary protection and residency permits. Some are starting to make their way to countries further afield. More than 100,000 have reached Slovakia, with many planning to continue to Czech Republic. Hundreds arrive daily by train in the German capital, Berlin and further away in Italy, 10,000 refugees have arrived, 40 percent of them children. Irpin residents hid under a destroyed bridge to avoid Russian airstrikes Ukrainian soldiers built make-shift bridges to help residents flee the capital Families are streaming out of Irpin and Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv Russian bombardments has made living in the capital impossibleAP:Associated Press APPeople cross on an improvised path under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Irpin[/caption] APSome 1.45 million Ukrainians have escaped the country since February 24[/caption] APThe UN expects the number of Ukrainian refugees to swell to around 4 million[/caption]