Irpin, located about twenty kilometers from the Ukrainian capital, has been under fire from Russian bombardments for several days. Pounded by Russian artillery on Sunday March 6, the city was emptied of its inhabitants. Entire families try to flee the city, risking their lives.
Eight people were killed on Sunday alone, including a family with two children, hit by mortar fire, authorities said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted strongly to the attack in a video on Sunday evening. “We will not forget. We will not forgive. We will punish anyone who committed atrocities in this war (…). You will never find peace on this earth – except in the grave »he added.
The bridge that connects Irpin to Kyiv has been destroyed and now makes escape more dangerous. So, on the spot, the Ukrainian soldiers came to the aid of the most fragile so that they crossed the makeshift footbridges and accelerated the evacuation of the city. Ten thousand people have already left this dormitory suburb with its high towers now in ruins five days ago.