The Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast was a military occupation that began on 26 February 2022, 2 days after Russia invaded Ukraine. The capital, Zhytomyr was never captured and was bombed in the 2022 Zhytomyr attacks. Small towns and settlements were however captured, in the north-west and north-central Korosten Raion, near the border with Kyiv Oblast.

Occupation

Russian forces advanced from Gomel Oblast, Belarus into Zhytomyr Oblast, at first capturing several settlements such as Pershotravneve, Vystupovychi and Radcha. More troops later arrived in north-central Zhytomyr Oblast, and captured Chervonosilka, Verkhnia Rudnia, Selezivka and Syrnytsia.[1] At its greatest extent, the occupation was 1421.16 km2 (548.71 mi2). Russian troops also spilled over from Kyiv Oblast and took control of Kocheriv, Kvitneve and Staseva. [2][3][4][5]

By 2 April, Ukrainian officials claimed to have cleared the region of Russian forces. Zhytomyr Oblast governor Vitaliy Buchenko claimed that Russian troops left military equipment and mines in towns and homes.[6]

On 8 April, Russia withdrew from the entirety of its occupied territories in northern Ukraine.

Control of cities

This table is an excerpt from Territorial control during the Russo-Ukrainian War § Zhytomyr Oblast.[]
Name Pop. Raion Held by As of More information
Berdychiv 73,999 Berdychiv  Ukraine 24 Feb 2022
Narodychi 2,907 Korosten  Ukraine 4 Apr 2022
Pershotravneve 2,260 Korosten  Ukraine 3 Apr 2022 Captured by  Russia 26 February 2022[citation needed]
Recaptured by  Ukraine 3 April 2022
Zhytomyr 263,507 Zhytomyr  Ukraine 24 Feb 2022 See 2022 Zhytomyr attacks, Infrastructure attacks
Zviahel 55,463 Zviahel  Ukraine 24 Feb 2022

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Россия начала в Украине войну: Что известно на этот момент". The Village Беларусь. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  3. ^ "Житомирщина свободна от российских войск – председатель ОВА". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  4. ^ "Российская техника пошла на прорыв в Житомирской области — ГПСУ". ТСН.ua (in Russian). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  5. ^ "Украинские пограничники сообщили об атаке границы со стороны России и Белоруссии". Interfax.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ^ "Russian troops pushed out of Zhytomyr region – governor". www.ukrinform.net. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-06.