The Latest Breaking News from Irpin

Some of the last people to leave commuter town near Kyiv describe near misses and awful conditions

Irpin's mayor said Ukrainian forces had retaken control of the city as some 170,000 civilians remained trapped in Mariupol without adequate food, water or medicine, according to Ukraine’s foreign ministry. Read about the events as they unfolded on Monday's live blog. All times indicated are Paris time [GMT+1].

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In Irpin, just outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, a multi-faceted resistance movement is preparing to face the approaching Russian troops. Our team met Bohdan, a Ukrainian artist; Maxime, a Russian artist; and Sergiy, a Ukrainian member of the French Foreign Legion. All of them will play a role in defending…

As fighting rages in the town of Irpin, on the edge of Kyiv, volunteer medics are helping to evacuate the last civilians. FRANCE 24's Gwendoline Debono joined them for a day.

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The video is taken in a wooded area dotted with tall trees by someone walking through the Ukrainian forest as gunfire breaks out in the background with Putin's troops seeking to storm Kyiv

Irpin is the strategic city providing northwestern access to Ukraine's capital Kyiv. After days of intense fighting, FRANCE 24 visited the last accessible checkpoint to meet those fleeing the raging battle, just a few hours before the 36-hour curfew began.

Photograph shows four dead family members who had just reached Kyiv from Irpin city

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