New images from heavy bombings near Kiev (FOTO)

Photos show chaotic scenes of people escaping as the explosions continue there.

Irpin has become the focus of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in recent days, reports the BBC.

residential buildings and roads have been severely damaged by attacks. Ukrainian forces have also blown up bridges to curb Russian progress.

Trains are the main route to escape, according to Reuters news agency, but the town is under constant shelling. Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that Russian troops had blown up some of the railway line along Irpin's evacuation route.

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