War in Ukraine: Civilians flee strategic town of Irpin as Russian troops advance

Civilians fleeing bombing, near a concrete bridge destroyed by the Ukrainian military to delay the Russian army, in the city of Irpin. © France 24

In Irpin, a strategic suburb west of Kyiv, desperate civilians try to flee bombings and the arrival of Russian troops. A team from FRANCE 24 reports from the front line.

Near the last front line in the northwest of Ukraine, some ten thousand people are estimated to have crossed out of Irpin in the last five days.