Escape from Ukraine: Brendan Murphy on how his home turned into a warzone, and how he escaped

But on the 24 February 2022, he was living in Irpin, a small city close to Kyiv.

He awoke to news that Russia had launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Brendan and his family got in his car and drove for Ireland, trying their best to avoid the fighting.

Russian troops reached Irpin three days later – they were driven out after a month.

Brendan has now published a book about his experience ‘War in Ukraine: An Irishman's Journey’.

He joins Ciarán Dunbar to tell his experience of how his life in Ukraine turned into the life of a civilian in a warzone.