Local women carry food found at a supermarket, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Irpin, in Kyiv region, Ukraine March 29, 2022. Picture taken March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Mykhalchuk
An estimated 200-300 civilians were killed in the Ukrainian town of Irpin near Kyiv before the town was taken back from Russian forces this week, the local mayor said on Wednesday.
Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn said on Monday that Ukrainian forces had seized back full control of the town which has been one of the main hotspots of fighting with Russian troops near the capital.
He told a briefing on Wednesday that about 50 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed in Irpin, and some bodies were still trapped under rubble. He said there had been Russian shelling in the area all night.
A local woman stand among a street damaged by heavy shelling, as Russia?s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Irpin, in Kyiv region, Ukraine March 29, 2022. Picture taken March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Mykhalchuk
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
A view shows a railway bridge over the Irpin river destroyed by heavy shelling, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Irpin, in Kyiv region, Ukraine March 29, 2022. Picture taken March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Serhii Mykhalchuk
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