Civilians in Irpin, Ukraine, told VOA the humanitarian corridors agreed to by Ukraine and Russia allowed many people to escape the city Tuesday. About 3,000 people have fled the embattled city in recent days as food supplies dwindled. Those who left had to find a way to cross the Irpin River after Ukrainian forces destroyed bridges to slow the Russian advance.
In Photos: Ukrainian Civilians Flee Irpin
- By Yan Boechat
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Civilians that were trapped in the little town of Irpin escape from the battles through an improvised path created alongside a bombed bridge by Ukrainian forces, in Irpin, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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A woman embraces her son after escaping the little town of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 8, 2022. Thousands of civilians were trapped in the city, which has been a battleground for Ukrainian and Russian forces. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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A man carries an elderly woman as a group of people walk through an improvised path created under a bombed bridge over the Irpin River, in Ukraine, March 8, 2022. (Yan Boechat/VOA)
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A woman passes by cars that were destroyed by shelling on a bridge that used to link Kyiv to Irpin, in Ukraine, March 8, 2022. (Yan Boechat/VOA)