💥 Attack

Ukrainian Armed Forces bombarded Russian Federation engineering units attempting to maintain pontoon bridges across the Irpin River.

March 23, 2022 Yasnogorodka, Kyiv

Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources

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

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Entities

Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian Federation engineers (military_unit) Irpin River (location) Ukraine's Armed Forces (military_unit) Irpin (location) Bucha (location) Hostomel (location) Yasnogorodka (location) Grad (weapon_system) Special Police Regiment (Kyiv region) (military_unit) Russian saboteurs (military_unit) Special forces (military_unit) Ukrainian military (military_unit) Local authorities of Irpin (organization) Russian invaders (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Makarov (location) Dmyrovka (location) Shpytki (location) Borodianka (location) Slavutych (location) Verkhovna Rada (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Makariv (location) Dmyriv (location) Russian troops (military_unit) Slavutych checkpoint (location) checkpoint (location) Bucha City Council (organization) Russian soldiers (military_unit) Oleksandr Sukhenko (person) Motyzhyn (location) Russia (organization) Alexander Pavlyuk (person) Irpen River (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kyiv Oblast (location) Moshchun (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Lukyanovka (location) Lukashi (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian Armed Forces bombarded Russian Federation engineering units attempting to maintain pontoon bridges across the Irpin River.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

On March 23, 2022, Ukraine's Armed Forces fully established a "ring" around Russian troops in the areas of Irpin, Bucha, and Hostomel, bringing their main retreat routes under fire control.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The village of Yasnogorodka was shelled by Grad multiple rocket launchers

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian military surround Bucha, Irpin and Hostomel

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops in the area are encircled

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Phosphorus munitions used in an attack on Irpin, Kyiv region on March 23.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Kyiv Oblast Military Administration head Alexander Pavlyuk stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' objective is to stop Russian forces from crossing the Irpen River and advancing on Kyiv.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.165Z

Source story: day-28-2022-03-23