THE five-year-old brother of tragic Ukrainian girl Polina has died after his sister and parents were cruelly gunned down by Russian troops.

Little Semyon was left fighting for his life in hospital after he was wounded when Russian saboteurs targeted his family's car with a hail of bullets as they tried to escape Kyiv.

The youngster was unaware his sister Polina and their parents Anton Kudrin, and Svetlana Zapadynskaya were killed in the horror attack on Saturday.

A heartbreaking photo captured the painful aftermath as it showed Semyon lying on a hospital bed on a ventilator.

He was in a critical condition at Okhmatdyt children's hospital – but tragically died on Wednesday, a relative told the Telegraph.

Semyon's older sister Sofia, 13, reportedly remains in critical condition and unconscious after being struck as her family desperately tried to flee the capital.

Dozens of children have been killed in Vladimir Putin's brutal war as it rages on for the ninth day – including a six-year-old girl wearing unicorn pyjamas who died after an airstrike in Mariupol.

It comes as Ukraine has accused Vladimir Putin of wanting "another Chernobyl" after Russian forces attacked the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe.

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The country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Russia was guilty of "nuclear terror" after the plant was set alight, as Boris Johnson announced he would be seeking an emergency U.N meeting.

Dramatic live stream video from the site in Enerhodar showed Russian troops blasting away at one of the buildings.

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Speaking after the attack President Zelenskyy condemned the Russians.

"No country other than Russia has ever fired on nuclear power units," he said in a video message to his embattled nation.

"This is the first time in our history. In the history of mankind. The terrorist state now resorted to nuclear terror."

Boris Johnson later spoke to Zelenskyy about the "gravely concerning situation" which was the result of Vladimir Putin's "reckless actions", Downing Street said.

“Both leaders agreed that Russia must immediately cease its attack on the power station and allow unfettered access for emergency services to the plant," said a spokesman,

“The Prime Minister said the reckless actions of President Putin could now directly threaten the safety of all of Europe.

"He said the UK would do everything it could to ensure the situation did not deteriorate further.

It comes as…

• One of Vladimir Putin’s top generals was shot dead by a sniper in a major blow to the Kremlin’s war plan to annihilate Ukraine
• Plans have been drawn up to carry out public executions in Ukrainian cities
• Terrifying dashcam footage has caught the moment Russian bombs flew overhead and slammed into a block of flats
• Putin issued a ferocious defence of his invasion of Ukraine tonight, bizarrely claiming the war has been a "success"
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood defiant as he vowed Vladimir Putin would pay the price for every dead Ukrainian.
• Kyiv remains under siege as Russia continues to advance across the whole of Ukraine
• Kherson became the first city to be captured by Vladimir Putin's forces amid major bloodshed in Kharkiv, Mariupol and Chernihiv
• Russian soldiers were pictured crying and begging to return home after being captured
• Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov – who bankrolled Everton – had his £600million superyacht seized in Germany

“The Prime Minister said he would be seeking an emergency UN Security Council meeting in the coming hours, and that the UK would raise this issue immediately with Russia and close partners.  

“Both leaders agreed a ceasefire was crucial.”

It comes as Kyiv remains under siege as Zelenskyy stands defiant – vowing Putin would pay the price for every dead Ukrainian.

Zelenskyy – a former comedian turned politician, who has been hailed as a hero for his leadership during the crisis – pledged to strike back against Russia.

"We will rebuild every single house, every single street, every single city," he said.

"And we are telling Russia – learn the words 'reparations' and 'contributions'.

"You will pay back fully to us for what you've done against our state, against our every single Ukrainian."

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