A town on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital has been retaken by Ukrainian forces, the mayor of the town claimed. “We have good news today—Irpin has been liberated,” the mayor of Irpin, Oleksandr Markushyn, said in a video post on Telegram. “We understand that there will be more attacks on our town and we will defend it courageously.” Irpin is a commuter town near Kyiv located on the Irpin River in Kyiv Oblast province, right next to the country’s capital. The Epoch Times can not verify the accuracy of the claim. Russian forces have been trying to take Kyiv for almost a month. But logistics and sustainment problems and resistance from Ukrainian forces slowed down the process and the Russian soldiers have been unable to take Kyiv as the war enters its 35th day. Irpin has become a key battleground during the fighting over Kyiv. Drone footage captured by a …