Half of Irpen was destroyed as a result of Russian attacks. According to the mayor of the city Alexander Markushin in an interview with CNN, 50 percent. essential infrastructure. Irpin was under attack from the first days of the war, fighting in the city continues to this day.
“Until the power and water supply has been restored, the city is very dangerous because the Russians continue shelling,” said Markushin, quoted by CNN.
The mayor said that, despite reports of the liberation of Irpen by the Ukrainian army, fighting continues in the city and its environs.
The Russians killed hundreds of civilians
Earlier, Markushin reported that up to 300 civilians and 50 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed in Irpen as a result of the actions of Russian troops. The dead were buried, including in courtyards and parks, so we do not know the exact number of victims.
– The invaders separated men and women, trying to exchange the civilian population for Russian prisoners of war. (…) There have been cases of abuse of women and barbaric crimes, incl. According to him, they shot innocent people and ran over the dead with tanks.
Located in the Kiev region, 20 km northwest of Kyiv, the city of Irpen had a population of about 70,000 before the war. residents.