STORY: This is what's left of Dmytrivka, a Ukrainian hamlet about 22 miles west of Kyiv after Russian troops advanced and occupied the area. We met business executive Leonid Vereshchagin and his wife here, who for a month sought refuge in a friend's basement. He calls it a living hell. Most of the 300 residents left, but around a third remained, co-existing with the Russians as their tanks patrolled day and night. "We were with them when they were visiting houses because they were trying to open cupboards, looking for something. I have a very brave wife, she was watching them, making clear that they should not take anything." A few days ago, while the Russians were patrolling the area, Ukrainian troops arrived. When the Russians returned, unaware, there was a fierce battle. “On 30th March at around six o'clock in the morning, that was the hell which started// From one side we were hearing the tanks shooting at us, and from the area of Bucha was a massive mort
Ukrainian forces went on to take back Bucha, its mayor said on Friday in a video that appeared to be filmed outside the town hall. The advances followed several days of Ukrainian gains around Kyiv and in the north.
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, an incident the Kremlin says could affect peace talks, but a top Kyiv security official has denied responsibility.
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DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine - Ukraine recaptured more territory around Kyiv from Russian soldiers who left shattered villages and their own abandoned tanks as they moved away from the capital, while a disputed cross-border strike in Russia complicated peace talks on Friday. In the hamlet of Dmytrivka to the west of the capital, smoke was still rising from the wrecks of armored.