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Russia accused of bombing nursery as bodies seen on ground by slides and sandbox

Vladimir Putin stands accused of bombing a nursery as more heartbreaking footage emerged tonight.

The horrifying clip appeared to show a kindergarten, named the Sunshine nursery, surrounded by bodies in the eastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka.

Drone cameras show the scene with the slides and sandbox visible in the play area outside as missiles continue to fly.

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.

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Russia has been accused of bombing a nursery (Twitter)

A harrowing clip shows a missile fired at the building before it partly erupts into a ball of flames.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russain shelling of a hospital was "beyond evil".

He said in a tweet: "Consider this: Putin has launched a massive war of aggression in Europe during a still raging pandemic.

"On top of that, Russians bomb Ukrainian hospitals now.

Drone footage showed the two bodies outside the facility (Twitter)

“This is beyond evil. The only moral choice any government can make now is to support Ukraine by all means."

Kuleba accused Russia of war crimes after earlier reports of attacks on orphanages and nurseries.

He promised Ukraine would send evidence of the attacks to The Hague.

"Today’s Russian attacks on a kindergarten and an orphanage are war crimes and violations of the Rome Statute," Dmytro Kuleba tweeted, referring to the agreement that established the International Criminal Court.

"Together with the General Prosecutor’s Office we are collecting this and other facts, which we will immediately send to the Hague.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of war crimes (via REUTERS)

"Responsibility is inevitable."

The kindergarten appears to be flying a Ukrainian flag above its doors.

The claim came as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow has called a "special military operation," moved in on the capital city of Kyiv.

The skies in Ukraine were tonight filled with a devastating fireball as Russian missiles targets a fuel depot.

Frightened families watched on in horror in the village of Kulinichi close to Kharkiv city in eastern Ukraine.

The fireball "mushroomed" into the air as Putin celebrated a direct hit.

Kyiv claimed it has left the Russian forces with 2,800 casualties.

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