Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast

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Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast
Part of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date24 February 2022–4 April 2022
(1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
LocationZhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

The Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast was a

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.[not verified in body
]

Occupation

In Zhytomyr Oblast's

Radcha, Stara Radcha [uk], Nova Radcha [uk], Davydky, and Hrezlya [uk] came under Russian control on 24 February. Russian forces in tanks with the letter V established positions in around Hrezlya, which lies at the intersection of highways leading to Narodychi and Ovruch. Of the five villages, the majority of Russian troops were stationed in Hrezlya, which was liberated along with the others on 3 April.[1][2]

According to the head of the

state border of Ukraine at the Vystupovychi border crossing.[3]

Russian forces advanced from

Staseva[citation needed]. [5][6][7][8]

By 4 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.[9]

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.[edit]
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[citation needed]
Radcha
 265 Korosten  Ukraine 3 Apr 2022 Captured by  Russia 24 February 2022[10]
Recaptured by  Ukraine 3 April 2022[11]
Zhytomyr 263,507 Zhytomyr  Ukraine 24 Feb 2022 See
Infrastructure attacks
Zviahel 55,463 Zviahel  Ukraine 24 Feb 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "Як у Народицькій громаді на Житомирщині пережили окупацію і що по собі лишили російські війська". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ^ ""Виходь, зараз гранату кину" – жителі Народицької громади пригадують часи окупації військами РФ". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ^ Butko, Tamila (2022-11-04). ""За добу перекрили всі під'їзні дороги з Білорусі": Іван Коруд про початок повномасштабної війни і відновлення Овруччини" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  4. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  5. ^ "Россия начала в Украине войну: Что известно на этот момент". The Village Беларусь. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ^ "Житомирщина свободна от российских войск – председатель ОВА". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. ^ "Российская техника пошла на прорыв в Житомирской области — ГПСУ". ТСН.ua (in Russian). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  8. ^ "Украинские пограничники сообщили об атаке границы со стороны России и Белоруссии". Interfax.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  9. ^ "Russian troops pushed out of Zhytomyr region – governor". www.ukrinform.net. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  10. ^ "Як у Народицькій громаді на Житомирщині пережили окупацію і що по собі лишили російські війська". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. ^ ""Виходь, зараз гранату кину" – жителі Народицької громади пригадують часи окупації військами РФ". Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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