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Ryan Fahey

Blogger narrowly avoids being hit by Russian missile while updating fans on camera

A Ukrainian blogger recording a video for his followers was interrupted by debris from a missile strike raining down around him.

Nikita Demenkov was speaking from Kharkiv about how his fans' donations were being used when a missile exploded overhead.

He sprinted away from the explosion site as shouts of 'down, down, down' ring out.

Nikita survived after managing to find shelter in a nearby basement, The Guardian reports.

Kharkiv, Ukraine ’s second largest city, has suffered intense attacks for several days with several dead but continues to hold out, despite rumours of Russian paratroopers landing nearby.

Nikita was explaining where his follower's donations were being sent at the time of the blast (Nikita Demenkov)
Nikita survived after fleeing to a basement for shelter (Nikita Demenkov)

Posting the video on Twitter, ABC27 reporter Channing Frampton wrote: "Intense video from March 2 shows Nikita Demenkov in #Kharkiv, #Ukraine recording a video diary on his phone.

"He's interrupted by an explosive projectile landing nearby as the area came under heavy shelling. He survived, but wow, how scary!"

Meanwhile, in Mariupol - where thousands were targeted during a supposed ceasefire today - pictures emerged showing a desperate father carrying his dying son into hospital.

The 18-month-old boy named Kirill was fatally wounded as Russia shelled the southern city of Mariupol – where thousands were targeted during a supposed ceasefire today.

Doctors couldn’t save Kirill – one of the youngest victims of Russian President Vladimir Putin ’s cruel war.

Devastated mother Marina Yatsko and her boyfriend Fedor wept as they cradled their son’s lifeless body.

Hours later, thousands of their fellow citizens came under fire after gathering at agreed evacuation points.

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