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Moshchun was the point were the Irpin was crossed successfully, but the Russians got stopped there immediately. It is the only place were Russian armored vehicles were east of the Irpin in direction of Kyiv.
That's why they tried encircling Kyiv by going South and got stopped there too. Main reason was Ukrainian resistance and no logistics in place...
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Moshchun was the point were the Irpin was crossed successfully, but the Russians got stopped there immediately. It is the only place were Russian armored vehicles were east of the Irpin in direction of Kyiv.
That's why they tried encircling Kyiv by going South and got stopped there too. Main reason was Ukrainian resistance and no logistics in place...
....and then the blowing up of a dam: water swept away the third Russian pontoon bridge at Moshchun.