Elissa Slotkin tweeted the following:
"2/ The mayor or Irpin showed us the destruction. He had assumed command of territorial defense forces, which were working in tandem with the uniformed military. They took heavy losses there: 50 military & 38 volunteers, but because of their sacrifice, Kyiv remained free."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Elissa Slotkin:
"On our trip to Ukraine, our group was the first to be taken outside of Kyiv to areas that saw some of the fiercest fighting. One such town was Irpin, a smaller city 5km outside Kyiv, where Ukrainian forces & volunteers held off the Russians from advancing to the capital. 1/"Read on Twitter
"During my trip to Ukraine this weekend, President Zelenskyy discussed the big impact US-made HIMARS have had in the conflict. Providing the Ukrainians with more longer range weapons systems - including HIMARS - is essential to helping them push the Russians back."Read on Twitter
"I heard Ava sing at a vigil in Oxford last December. I am so proud of her for now sharing her incredible talent with the world & giving us all a beautiful example of channeling pain into purpose. Well all be rooting for her to go far in the competition!freep.com/story/entertai"Read on Twitter
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