By the fourth anniversary of the liberation of the Kyiv region from Russian occupation, on April 2, a new commemorative sign appeared in the center of the capital under the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People.
This was reported by the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A broken slab from the Gostomel airport was installed under the Arch of Freedom. It symbolizes the Russian army's destroyed intentions to “take Kyiv in three days.”
The slab is painted with red arrows from the Russian invasion plan. Between the two broken parts of the slab, as if tearing it apart, a steel stele with the chevrons of all the units that participated in the liberation of the Kyiv region is installed.
“This victory was made possible not only thanks to military skill and ingenuity. It was made possible thanks to unity. Thanks to the people who helped the army, supported each other, did not lose faith. Who became the army,” said Deputy Commander for Psychological Support Yevhen Sasko.
Today is the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Kyiv Oblast from Russian occupation. Fierce fighting lasted 38 days.
On the evening of April 2, 2022, the Ministry of Defense announced that the Ukrainian military had liberated the Kyiv region from the Russian army. At that time, the last Russian units withdrew from Bucha, Gostomel, and Borodyanka. A few days earlier, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had liberated Irpin.
The Russians left behind ruins, torture chambers, and graves. According to KOVA, during the occupation, the Russians killed 1,370 residents of the Kyiv region, 714 of whom were tortured. In Bucha and the district alone, investigators recorded almost 12,000 war crimes, said Prosecutor General Ruslan Krachenko. 215 people have been reported for suspicion. Cases against 157 Russian soldiers are still being considered in court. Convictions have been passed against 29 Russian soldiers
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, more than 217,000 war crimes have been recorded since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.