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Sparta had its 300; Irpin has its 200. -- On the first days of the Russian invasion, in an atmosphere of chaos, uncertainty, and cut-off communications, a ragtag group of Ukrainians self-formed into a surprisingly capable military unit and made a last stand at the "Giraffe" shopping mall in Irpin, near the bridge out of occupied Bucha, blocking the Russian armored columns with their own bodies, like the Spartans once did at Thermopylae.


Original source: Channel 5    • Як 130 добровольців врятували 70% Ірпеня в...  

Aired: July 14, 2022

English translation and subtitles by the author of this channel.

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Notes:

"Giraffe" shopping mall -- The action takes place immediately south of the bridge between Bucha and Irpin, along Soborna St. (Map: https://www.google.com/maps/@50.53732...)

(9:12) "Our veterans" -- the veterans of the War in Donbas 2014-2022.

(0:56) "Volunteer company-size tactical group" -- a mockery of the Russian BTG (Battalion Tactical Group). The idea behind the name is that a mere company of Ukrainian volunteers can beat the living daylights out of a Russian mechanized battalion.

(4:37) "Our group sent out a 'Red Alert' code " -- It was expected that the first thing the Russians would do in a full-scale invasion was suppress all radio and cell communications. Thus, various resistance groups preparing for war had developed their own predetermined codes and fallback methods of communication (SMS, Telegram channels, social media, etc.) that would be used in the event of a total black out.


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