During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Irpin became the site of a battlefield engagement during the Kyiv offensive. Russian forces took the Hostomel Airport in the north of the city to facilitate an advance southwards, around Kyiv.

The battle of Irpin was part of the Kyiv offensive in the Russian invasion of Ukraine for control of the city of Irpin. The combatants were elements of the Russian Armed Forces and Ukrainian Ground Forces. The battle lasted from 27 February 2022 to 28 March 2022 and ended with Ukrainian forces recapturing the city. [15] [16]

Jun 7, 2022 · Eleven units of the Russian army and police are alleged by Ukraine's intelligence and prosecutors to have taken part in the occupation and destruction in Irpin, Bucha and nearby Hostomel.

Feb 23, 2024 · When the Russian occupation of Bucha in the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ended in March 2022, widespread destruction was revealed, and a UN commission concluded that war...

Jun 4, 2022 · The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberate Irpin, pushing out the Russian occupiers. Battles around the city had been raging since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion (Feb 24) . Ukrainian forces retake Irpin from the Russian aggressors.

Apr 21, 2023 · With nearly 70 percent of Irpin destroyed during Russia's brutal invasion and occupation, the commuter city, which lies adjacent to Kyiv, is slowly coming back to life as its community rebuilds.

Apr 1, 2022 · The battle-scarred town of Irpin now stands as an example of Ukrainian resistance, and of Russian defeat. President Putin's forces managed to enter the town but didn't manage to push through...

Mar 31, 2022 · IRPIN • Creeping forward block by block, Ukrainian soldiers in a reconnaissance unit on Tuesday found signs of a retreating Russian army everywhere: a charred armoured vehicle, abandoned body ...

May 22, 2022 · The town of Irpin takes its name from the Irpin River, which meanders through the region before flowing into the Dnipro. “The river played an important role in the defense of Kyiv,” Bondarenko ...

Oct 24, 2023 · 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.