rpin was one of a number of towns west of the capital that endured heavy fighting as Russian troops attempted to advance toward Kyiv in the early days of the invasion, per the Guardian.

The big picture: “Today Irpin is liberated. Now the sweep is underway,” Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushin said in the video.

But Markushin warned residents that it is still too dangerous to return to and that the possibility of renewed Russian attacks remains, per The Kyiv Independent.

Markushin said that Ukrainian forces would “continue to go and liberate” the nearby towns of Bucha, Hostomel and Vorzel, NBC News.