A mother and her two children, as well as a family friend, were killed by a Russian mortar while trying to cross the Irpin River to get to Kyiv, according to a report.
On Sunday, Russian forces hit a bridge being used to evacuate civilians. There were few Ukrainian troops in the area, and those who were present were there to assist civilians escaping, according to the report.
A New York Times team witnessed the event, and a freelance journalist named Andriy Dubchak was able to capture it on video.
The video shows a large blast, followed by clouds of dust and people scrambling for shelter. When the dust clears, multiple people are laying on the ground next to suitcases and a pet carrier. When soldiers rush to help them, they began screaming, “Medic, medic!”
Shells rained down on Ukrainian civilians as they fled from Russian troops advancing on the town of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv. Cameraman Andriy Dubchak captured the moment a shell landed on March 6, killing at least three people, including two children. pic.twitter.com/Lq9ArBhPfE
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“The military is the military, and that is one thing,” a soldier reportedly said. “But these are civilians, people who waited until the last moment.”
Those killed include “a mother, her teenage son, and a daughter who appeared to be about 8” and a male family friend, according to a report.
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On Sunday morning, the regional governor reportedly said using the routes out of Irpin was unsafe, adding that “unless there is a ceasefire,” no one can escape.
