People clamored on trains, took to foot and navigated a river Friday to escape Irpin, Ukraine, as Russian forces continued their advance toward the capital, Kyiv
had negotiated an agreement to set up so-called humanitarian corridors, allowing passage to safety for those who found themselves in the middle of the fighting. But authorities weren’t waiting for such plans and had already told civilians to evacuate.Residents needed little convincing. Irpin, a city of some 60,000 named after the eponymous river, sits next to the capital, a jaunt down the highway to get to downtown Kyiv.
By the afternoon, Ukrainian forces appeared back in control of Irpin, but a succession of booms, bangs and staccato bursts left one wondering how long they could hold out, and if they couldn’t, how long would it be before Russians entered Kyiv, where people were also beginning to flee.Civilians cross the Irpin River through the rubble of a destroyed bridge to escape the fighting.
Lipko hoped to get to Lviv or to Poland. She still didn’t know. Before she walked away, she exhorted a reporter to “explain to the Russians.”Russia who believe Moscow’s assertion Many remained in the city, trapped in the agonizing calculations that had increased in intensity every night since Feb. 24: How much could you bear to leave behind, and what price would you pay for that extra time?
Civilians cross the Irpin River through the rubble of a destroyed bridge to escape fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces. A shell landed nearby at that moment, sending everyone dashing to the basement. No one could see where it hit, but it was enough to rattle 43-year-old Oxana Romatchuk. She got out and started to cry.
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