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Some of the most dramatic scenes from the early stages of the war were of the evacuation from Irpin underneath a destroyed highway bridge, where thousands escaped the relentless attacks. Irpin residents are now returning to ruins after Russian withdrawal, as reconstruction work has already begun. FRANCE 24's Special Envoy James André reports.
Residents look at the damage and clean debris after Russian shelling hit the center of Kharkiv, northeast of Ukraine, leaving a crater in the courtyard of an apartment building.
The Ukrainian resistance in Irpin played a key role in holding off the Russian advance on the capital Kyiv during the first few weeks of the war. But the middle-class commuter town paid a heavy price. More than 300 civilians were killed and tens of thousands fled. Now, more than a month after the Russian withdrawal, residents are beginning to return to try to rebuild their lives. Reconstruction is slowly getting under way, but an estimated €800 million is needed to build new homes. FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih, Bastien Renouil and Raïd Abu Zaideh report from Irpin.
The local governor, and Ukrainian military, say troops restored a border marker, and sent a message to President Zelenskyy: "Mr. President, we have reached it. We are at the border."
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