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A circus in war-torn Ukraine suffered a double disaster after two child acrobats plunged 12ft during an aerial act - just days after a performing bear furiously attacked its handler.
A boy, 15, and girl, 12, came crashing down into the illuminated ring as they were watched by a horrified audience of children and parents.
The male circus performer 'lost his grip' and with no safety net both fell during their stunt at the city circus in Zaporizhzhia.
Horror footage captured the two children swinging from a thick rope in a circle around the stage as the girl clung onto the boys leg.
As they they were coming up to completing a full loop, the boy suddenly released the rope and the pair dropped onto the hard floor, seemingly hitting the corner of the stage.
Two child acrobats were performing an aerial act in a Ukraine circus before the boy 'lost his grip' on the rope
The two children came crashed 12ft down onto the stage after the boys hands slipped off the rope
The pair could be seen on their backs on the ground following the horror fall
The force from which hit the ground caused them to bounce, before leaving the two child performers on their backs before the video stops.
The boy suffered broken legs in the fall, and the girl was hit by concussion, reported local newspaper Informator.
Both children are currently in hospital under observation following the circus disaster.
Hospital chief Yuri Borzenko said: 'They are conscious. They are in intensive care, as a precaution.
'The girl suffered concussion, she complains of a headache.
'The boy has fractured both legs. There is no damage to
