Ukrainian troops liberate Irpin town from Russian invaders
March 29, 2022, 9:54 am

Ukrainian troops liberate Irpin town from Russian invaders

Some of the Ukrainian soldiers who are protecting the eastern borders of Ukraine from the Russian invaders (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

The Arab News reported, citing Reuters, Ukrainian forces on Monday recaptured the town of Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv from invading Russian troops.

The town’s mayor, Oleksandr Markushyn, said: “We have good news today — Irpin has been liberated."

A senior US defense official said the Ukrainians were “continuing to try to take back ground,” and the eastern town of Trostyanets, south of Sumy, was also back in their hands.

The report said that in the meantime, face-to-face peace talks will resume in Istanbul on Tuesday for the first time since an acrimonious meeting between foreign ministers on March 10.

Ukrainian officials played down the chances of a breakthrough, but the fact that they were taking place at all was a sign of shifts behind the scenes as Russia’s invasion has stalled and sanctions have hit home.

Ukrainian forces on Monday 28-03-2022 recaptured the town of Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv from invading Russian troops (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

However, neither side has budged over Russia’s territorial demands, including Crimea, which Moscow seized and annexed in 2014, and the eastern territory of Donbas, which Moscow demands that Kyiv cede to separatists.

Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser Vadym Denysenko said: “I don’t think there will be any breakthrough on the main issues.”

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There was no sign of respite for civilians in besieged Ukrainian cities, especially the devastated port of Mariupol, whose mayor said 160,000 people were still trapped inside and Russia was blocking attempts to evacuate them.

Russia’s military said last week it would concentrate on expanding territory held by the separatists in Donbas, but Ukraine said it saw no sign Russia had given up a plan to surround the capital.

Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said 100 people had been killed, including four children, and 82 multistory buildings had been leveled, but the city would not give up.

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Klitschko said: “We have destroyed the myth of the invincible Russian army.”

“We are resisting against the aggression of one of the strongest armies in the world and have succeeded in making them change their goals.”

Source: arabnews

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