‘Barbaric’ Vladimir Putin rains down terror on fleeing families of Irpin

Families escaping from their homes with suitcases and pets were “bombarded” with shells as they attempted to leave the city of Irpin, outside Kyiv.

One family of four, including two young children, were among those reportedly killed in the attacks, after they were pictured laying bloodied in the street as Ukrainian soldiers attempted to save them.

In two other cities, Russian forces again broke ceasefire agreements by attacking humanitarian corridors in two other Ukrainian cities.

A barrage of Russian missiles destroyed a civilian airport in Vinnytsia on Sunday, said Volodymy Zelensky, the Ukrainian president. He pointed out that the area in central Ukraine was some distance from the Russian and Belarussian borders and has so far escaped heavy attack.

Failures to observe ceasefire agreements were blamed for hundreds of thousands of civilians being trapped inside the besieged cities of Volnovakha and Mariupol over the weekend. A second attempt to evacuate Mariupol was abandoned on Sunday, due to continued Russian shelling.