{"id":3279,"date":"2022-04-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyivdefensepolicy.org\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:35:28","slug":"ukrainian-defense-ministry-announces-liberation-of-kyiv-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyivdefensepolicy.org\/uk\/2022\/04\/02\/ukrainian-defense-ministry-announces-liberation-of-kyiv-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Defense Ministry Announces Liberation of Kyiv Region"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent update shared on Facebook, Hanna Maliar, the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, announced the liberation of several key areas in the Kyiv region. According to Maliar, the towns of Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv region have been freed from occupying forces.<\/p>\n

This announcement marks a significant milestone in the ongoing conflict, as Ukrainian forces continue to reclaim territories previously under control. The news was reported by Ukrinform, highlighting the strategic victories achieved by the Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n

Ukrinform further reported that, in the past day alone, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have successfully liberated over 30 settlements from Russian occupiers. This progress underscores the resilience and determination of Ukrainian forces in their efforts to restore sovereignty and peace to the region.<\/p>\n

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Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister, announced the liberation of Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv region from occupying forces. Over 30 settlements were freed in recent operations, marking significant progress in Ukraine’s efforts to reclaim its territories.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[867,922,921,920,701,923,790,678],"class_list":["post-3279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kyiv","tag-bucha","tag-hanna-malyar","tag-hostomel","tag-irpin","tag-kyiv","tag-liberation","tag-russian-forces","tag-ukraine","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nUkrainian Defense Ministry Announces Liberation of Kyiv Region - Kyiv Center for Defense Policy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The entire Kyiv region has been liberated from Russian troops, according to Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Hanna Malyar.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivdefensepolicy.org\/uk\/2022\/04\/02\/ukrainian-defense-ministry-announces-liberation-of-kyiv-region\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"uk_UA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ukrainian Defense Ministry Announces Liberation of Kyiv Region - 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