by Danny Kemp © Agence France-Presse IRPIN, Ukraine (AFP) — The last survivors in the ruins of Irpin have just one word to describe the Russians who have retreated after one of the pivotal battles of the war in Ukraine. “Fascists!” rages Bogdan, 58, as he and his friends walk a dog through a deserted town center that is free of shelling for the first time in a month. His friends nod in agreement. […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukrainian forces have “liberated” the Kyiv suburb of Irpin, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said late Monday in televised remarks. “In fact, this is now happening in parallel: the armed forces are advancing, the police are advancing, and immediately a sweep is going on completely through the streets… Therefore, the city has now been liberated, but it is still dangerous to be there, ” Monastyrsky said. The town’s mayor, Oleksandr Markushin, had […]