💥 Attack

Shooting was in progress in Irpen according to both Ukrainian Armed Forces sources and ground sources.

March 19, 2022 Irpin, Kyiv

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

Entities

UAF (military_unit) Irpin (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian tank (weapon_system) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Lyubov Paliura (person) Berestyanka (location) Russia (organization) Kyiv Oblast (location) Makariv (location) Grad (weapon_system) Novi Petrovtsi (location) Grad rocket system (weapon_system) Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Grad MLRS (weapon_system) Novyi Petrivtsi (location) Police of Kyiv Oblast (organization) David Ratiyani (person) Gia Beriashvili (person) Mikheil Saakashvili (person) Territorial Defense Forces (military_unit) Volunteers from Georgia (military_unit) Stinger missile system (weapon_system) Kinzhal Missile System (weapon_system) Kyiv Suburbs (location) K-52 Helicopter (weapon_system) Grad system (weapon_system) Russian Air Force (military_unit) Su-24M bomber (weapon_system) Su-25 attack aircraft (weapon_system) Russian occupation forces (military_unit) Ukrainian defenders (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Shooting was in progress in Irpen according to both Ukrainian Armed Forces sources and ground sources.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

On 19 March, Ukrainian artillery units struck one Russian tank in Bucha which caught fire and caused nearby vehicles to burn, destroying six out of seven tanks according to conscript testimony.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian shell hit a house in Berestyanka on March 19

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The homeowner's husband survived the attack

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Seven people were killed in Makariv, Kyiv region on March 19.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The service recorded about twenty fires to the west of Kyiv, which are concentrated in places of active combat operations.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.098Z

Source story: day-24-2022-03-19