Posted on 05/03/2022 20:51
FRANCE 2 Article written
M. De Chalvron, K. Kenk, F. Le Moal, P. Miet, A. Demchuk – France 2
France TVs
The Ukrainian capital is one of the main targets for Russian soldiers who are preparing to surround the city. The battle that began in Irpin, located 15 kilometers from Kyiv, could open the way for them to the capital.
“Russian troops are approaching Kiev dangerously close,” explains France Télévisions local correspondent Marc de Chalvron. Now they are 15 kilometers from the capital, in Irpin, and the journalist believes that “perhaps the outcome of the battle of Irpin will determine the outcome of this conflict.”
At the beginning of the day, on Saturday, March 5, the Russian army was already heavily shelling Irpin. A stream of fire falls on this strategic city, where explosions almost never stop. “We came from Kyiv, we came to help people, but our car is blocked on the other side,” the girl explains. A group of young people will have to risk their lives to get their car. In the morning, civilians had already fled the city in a relative calm. “The battle is fierce, shells fly in all directions. The Russians are trying to take this city and then go straight to Kyiv, ”explains journalist Christoph Kenk on the spot.
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