Stunning moment, huge 5ft tall icicle rips off a building above two women walking down the street below, missing them by a STICK

THIS is the heartbreaking moment a massive icicle flies off a building and narrowly misses a woman by an inch.

Two friends were walking along a trail in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro when they survived a chilling near-death experience.

Walking in freezing conditions, the two women were unaware of the danger hanging over them.

They were walking past a high rise building when suddenly a 5 foot tall icicle came crashing to the ground inches from one of the women’s face.

It breaks into large chunks of ice that scatter across the sidewalk on Voskresenska Street, in the heart of the Dnieper suburb.

Shocking footage shows how close they came to being impaled by a giant icicle.

The women jump in shock, realizing how close they came to being hurt or killed.

Freezing temperatures in Ukraine in recent weeks have contributed to massive accumulations of snow and ice.

In the Dnieper, temperatures suddenly warmed, resulting in ice melting.

Kiev is forecast to enter another brutally cold stretch that is expected to last other week.

Temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius are expected in the northern and eastern parts of Ukraine, according to official forecasts, which is extremely low for the country.

It is recommended not to walk too close to building walls and avoid areas cordoned off to prevent ice from falling.

It is also recommended to check the condition of the gutters before entering the building and contact the utility hotline if you notice ice hanging dangerously.

Staying alert and not wearing headphones is also a good idea so you can hear the cracking of the ice above.

Mmillions of Ukrainian civilians are freezing in sub-zero conditions under the relentless onslaught Russian attacks targeting the power grid.

Putin has unleashed another wave of strikes on Ukraine despite promises by Donald Trump to halt its massacre during a bitter winter.

The Ukrainian Air Force said an “Iskander” ballistic missile and 111 drones were deployed overnight. the proverbial “energy gloomy”.

Across the country, in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kupiansk and other devastated cities, air raid sirens sounded overnight, forcing people to run for cover in sub-zero temperatures.