Ukrainian forces retook the town of Irpin, situated half-hour from the town heart of Kyiv, on Monday, Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn stated.
Based on Axios, Irpin has been beneath heavy assault for the reason that early days of the invasion. Irpin resident Anastasia Taran advised Ukraine’s Euromaidan Press that Russian troopers occupying components of the town shot civilians, raped ladies, and seized personal properties.
Civilians struggled to flee the town after Russian forces destroyed the bridges over the Irpin River.
Irpin is situated on the western aspect of the river, which Russian troops might want to cross in the event that they hope to assault Kyiv from the west.
“Immediately Irpin is liberated. Now the sweep is underway,” Markushyn stated, including that he expects Ukrainian troops to retake the cities of Bucha, Hostomel, and Vorzel within the coming days.
Per Axios, U.S. officers haven’t been in a position to affirm Markushyn’s report, however Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby stated final week that Ukrainian forces seemed to be “going a bit extra on the offense.”
Ukraine’s navy recaptured the Kyiv suburb of Makariv on Tuesday and has reportedly launched counteroffensives within the neighborhood of Russian-occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine.
On Thursday, British intelligence stated Russian forces northwest of Kyiv had been at risk of being encircled by counterattacking Ukrainian troops, in keeping with Newsweek.
