According to preliminary data, about 200-300 civilians and up to 50 Ukrainian military were killed in the city of Irpen near Kiev.. This was announced by the mayor of Irpin Alexander Markushin during a briefing at the Ukraine Media Center.

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“Maybe someone will not like it, but it's true. With tanks, they crushed our Ukrainians, who had already been killed, and simply rolled them into the asphalt,” Markushin said..

He added that 16 terrorist defense guys died in the city, and 29 were hospitalized.. Together with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in his opinion, up to 50 people were killed and about 100 people were injured..

The mayor also said that the exact number of civilian casualties is still unknown, but according to preliminary information, up to 300 people died..

“At a time when there were very powerful hostilities, when shelling went on for days, people were simply buried in yards, in parks. I think about 200-300 people, unfortunately, died,” Markushin said..

He clarified that many civilians died under the rubble..

According to him, 50 percent of the city and critical infrastructure have been destroyed, but the rubble under which there may be people has not yet been sorted out..

The mayor also confirmed the information that the Russian military forced the residents of Irpin to undress and kept them in basements..

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In addition, the invaders separated the guys from the women, so that later they could be used to exchange them for prisoners..

Earlier, the head of the Kiev OVA, Oleksandr Pavlyuk, announced another battle in Irpin..