quite heartbreaking. uninhabitable, you can see. emergency workers ventured out on wednesday to collect some of the dead bodies. the mayor says irpin is now under full ukrainian control, but russian soldiers are still nearby. he says many civilians remain in the city despite the fighting. farther north, ukrainian forces claim they've retaken a key town near chernihiv. you can see the bombed out russian tank in these images and ukrainian soldiers in the streets. recapturing the town is crucial to break russia's encirclement of chernihiv. a cnn team on the ground reports heavy fighting on the outskirts of kyiv, including constant shelling, rocket launches, and small arms fire is still very much taking place. ukraine's president says russia has pledged to reduce its attacks on the region was clearly not true. >> translator: yes, we have negotiations process, but