"If Irpin had not survived, there would be no capital." Occupation and heavy fighting for the city

10 minutes. That is the distance between Kiev and Irpin.
10 minutes separated the Russian troops from starting large-scale battles with the participation of infantry, tanks, artillery and aviation in the Ukrainian capital.
Their attack, the attack of at least seven battalion tactical groups - which is thousands of professional soldiers - was repelled by the Irpin Territorial Defense Forses, most of whom were holding a weapon in their hands for the first time; volunteers and units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which were several times smaller than the enemy.
Irpin was occupied and in March 2022, the city became a gray-zone, it found itself - in the terminology of the front - at the point of zero.
Battles were not fought for every street. They were fought for every house.
At the same time, according to the locals, the Russian military primarily destroyed the city's infrastructure and killed unarmed Ukrainians.
In particular, they were given hope for evacuation past the broken bridge, and then they were shot in the back.
The RFE/RL film will tell you about this and other stories - about people who survived the occupation, saved the lives of others and fought for the liberation of the city of Irpin.
Author: Taras Levchenko
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