Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast
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| Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
 Ukrainian-controlled deoccupied territory in blue, and Ukrainian territory in yellow. | |
| Date | 26 February 2022–2 April 2022 (1 month and 1 week) |
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| Standort | Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine |
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 have arrived from the Gomel Oblast, Belarus into Zhytomyr Oblast, at first capturing several settlements such as Pershotravneve, Vystupovychi [uk] and Radcha [uk]. More troops later arrived in north-central Zhytomyr Oblast, and captured Chervonosilka [uk],Selezivka [uk] and Syrnytsia [uk]. At its greatest extent, the occupation was 1421.16km² (548.71mi²). [citation needed]
On 5 March, Russian forces took control of Kocheriv [uk] and Kvitneve [uk].
On 31 March, Ukrainian forces retook Selezivka and Syrnystia, Kocheriv and Kvitene. leaving only Chervonosilka, Pershotravneve, Radcha and several other small villages under the hands of Russian forces.
By 2 April, Ukrainian officials claimed to have cleared the region out from Russia. Zhytomyr Oblast governor Vitaliy Buchenko has claimed that Russian troops left military equipment and mines in towns and homes.[1][2]
On 8 April, Russia withdrew from the entirety of its occupied territories in northern Ukraine.
Control of cities
See also
- Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
- Russian occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol
- Russian occupation of Chernihiv Oblast
- Russian occupation of Donetsk Oblast
- Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast
- Russian occupation of Kherson Oblast
- Russian occupation of Kyiv Oblast
- Russian occupation of Luhansk Oblast
- Russian occupation of Mykolaiv Oblast
- Russian occupation of Sumy Oblast
- Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
- Annexation of Southern and Eastern Ukraine
References
- ^ "Russian troops pushed out of Zhytomyr region – governor". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- ^ "Zhytomyr region is completely liberated from Russian troops – the head of the OVA – ColorMag". Retrieved 2022-08-06.
