The Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister assured on Saturday on Facebook that several localities around kyiv had been “liberated from the invader”.
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The Ukrainians have regained control of the entire kyiv region after the withdrawal of Russian forces from key towns near the capital, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar assured on Saturday April 2.
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The localities of“Irpin, Boutcha, Gostomel and the whole Kyiv region were liberated from the invader”, said Ms. Maliar on Facebook. All these towns were devastated by the fighting that raged there after the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
The Ukrainians declared on Monday that they had reconquered Irpin, in Russian hands since the end of February. And AFP journalists were able to go to Boutcha on Saturday, also very recently “liberated” and which had been inaccessible to the press for almost a month.
Russian forces are operating a “quick withdrawal” kyiv and Cherniguiv regions in northern Ukraine, with the aim of redeploying to the east and south, the Ukrainian government said on Saturday.