Ukrainian Forces Retake Control of Key Town Outside Kyiv, Mayor Claims

Residents evacuate the city of Irpin, north of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 10, 2022. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images

A town on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital has been retaken by Ukrainian forces, the mayor of the town claimed.

“We have good news today—Irpin has been liberated,” the mayor of Irpin, Oleksandr Markushyn, said in a video post on Telegram. “We understand that there will be more attacks on our town and we will defend it courageously.”