Soldiers of a small platoon from the 72nd Mobile Brigade of the Black Cossacks Armed Forces were among the first to meet the Russians in the suburbs of Kyiv. On their front line, they withstood a five-day artillery shelling and then repulsed an attack by overwhelming enemy infantry. The Russians reached their trenches at a distance of 10 meters. These are their unique stories….

The team of the front chaplaincy ``Way of Unity`` visited Bucha on April 4, where they witnessed the consequences of the Russian occupation. Locals spoke about the killings, shootings of civilians and how they survived in these conditions.

Chronicles of the War - the evacuation of residents of Russian-occupied Irpen and adjacent villages in the suburbs of Kiev.</p> <p>``Two weeks of hell are finally over,`` said a resident of Bucha. ``The worst thing was to go with my hands up and watch to avoid stepping on mines.``

On Tuesday, Russian troops again shelled residential areas in Kyiv. At least three people were killed in shelling in Sviatoshynskyi and Podilskyi districts. The day before, on Monday morning, a shell hit a high-rise building in Obolon. Two people died.

Kyiv's railway station has become a starting point for the evacuation of tens of thousands of citizens. Volunteers organized the reception and evacuation of refugees to the West. They say they are convinced of the Victory, because they work not for money, but for Ukraine and believe in their armed forces.

Late in the evening of March 20, Russian troops fired on the Vynohradar housing estate in Kyiv. The Retroville shopping center was destroyed and residential buildings damaged. According to official information, 8 people died.

Two couples - Oleg and Ivanna, Victor and Victoria held a wedding ceremony. They are all members of one of the territorial defense units of the city of Kyiv. Vinchanna was conducted by military chaplains Maxim and Mykola. Musical accompaniment - famous Ukrainian musician and singer Taras Kompanichenko (band ``Khorea Kozatska``).

Documentary filmmaker Serhiy Lysenko saw dozens of civilian graves in the yards of Irpen's apartment buildings. He visited the city on March 30, a few days after his liberation from the Russian occupiers, along with a military chaplain.

For two weeks, Russian pigs have been shelling peaceful settlements near Kyiv - Irpin, Bucha, Vorzel and Gostomel. People with the help of the Ukrainian military and volunteers, under fire, go to the collection point near the destroyed bridge over the river Irpin, from where they are taken to Kiev. According to official figures, more than 8 civilians, including two children, were killed in the swine shelling evacuation.

On Tuesday, Russian troops again shelled residential areas in Kyiv. At least three people were killed in shelling in Sviatoshynskyi and Podilskyi districts. In the evening, the Russians stormed the Vinogradar housing estate, eyewitnesses said. The day before, on Monday morning, a shell hit a high-rise building in Obolon. Two people died.