Restoring Irpin: Ukrainian Workers Rebuild City After Russian Occupation
- By EPA-EFE
Dozens of workers in the Ukrainian city of Irpin have been rebuilding roads and homes that were destroyed following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Much of the commuter city near the capital, Kyiv, was destroyed during a brief but brutal occupation.
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Workers in Irpin rebuild a damaged road on October 23. A shot-up car is a grim reminder of the fierce fighting that took place in the Kyiv suburb in March 2022.
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A damaged building being reconstructed. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Irpin was the site of fierce fighting between Moscow and Kyiv's forces that led to nearly 70 percent of the city being heavily damaged or destroyed.
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The foundations of a new building in Irpin. The group ReBuildUA estimates it will cost about $685 million to repair the city.
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More than 65,000 people lived in Irpin before Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Workers build new houses.
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Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn says about 85 percent of residents have returned to the city.
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Workers at the construction site. Authorities have designated Irpin as a "hero city," an acknowledgement of the resolve its people have demonstrated in the face of so much adversity.
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At least 10 countries, as well as international organizations and volunteers, are involved in the recovery process.
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Workers rebuild a destroyed road in Irpin on October 23. The World Bank estimates that Ukraine will need more than $410 billion to rebuild the entire country.