Ukrainians flee Russian bombs as civilians are killed in small Kyiv suburb

Many terrified Ukrainian masses have fled the small Kyiv suburb of Irpin amid the devastating Russian bombing.

A mother and her two children died on the spot on the pavement in the aftermath of an Irpin attack. Their father laying beside them had a pulse when the photograph was taken, but his current condition is unknown.

Footage from the scene published by the New York Times shows a damaged bridge on which residents were running over to try to escape the heavily embattled area. The bridge that the family was hoping to cross had been blown up by Ukrainians to try to stop Russian forces from advancing toward Kyiv, the Times reported.

About a dozen Ukrainian soldiers were near the bridge Sunday when the explosion went off, not to fight but rather helping civilians cross and carry their luggage, according to reports.

Soldiers, civilians, and medics rushed to help in the aftermath of the attack, which sent people into hiding, unsure if the attacks would continue.

Meanwhile, five people were killed and one wounded from Russian gunfire at a checkpoint in the small village of Yasnohorodka on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said.

Russia has claimed it is not attacking civilians yet civilians keep losing their lives.

The attack in Irpin comes amid an effort to create a “green corridor” of safety at least in the southern port city of Mariupol, which has been wrecked by Russian attacks. Plans for the safety corridor failed after cease-fire plans fell apart.

The war has already led to upward of 1.5 million people fleeing Ukraine to surrounding countries and left millions of Ukrainians internally displaced.

Russia continued its assault on Ukraine’s major cities, including its capital, more than a week after launching a large-scale invasion of the country.