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The Latest Breaking News from Zhytomyr

As Ukraine rebuilds amid constant Russian attack, small towns and villages are being sidelined

In the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian armoured columns pushed east along the Zhytomyr highway towards Kyiv. Makariv, a small settlement of about 10,000 people 36 miles west of Kyiv, sat on their route. The town was wrecked in the month of fighting that ensued.

The Conversation · Sep 22

Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region reels after missile and drone strike

Russian missile and drone strikes hit Ukraine’s Zhytomyr region, killing one and injuring 10, as dozens of homes and public buildings were destroyed.

Euronews · Apr 3

Children among 12 killed after Russia launches largest aerial bombardment of Ukraine war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the ‘silence of America’ and called for tougher Russian sanctions following the strikes

The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

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Visiting Ukraine, Estonian PM backs Kyiv over EU and NATO bids

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas supported Kyiv's calls for accession to the NATO military alliance "as soon as conditions allow" during a visit to Ukraine on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2023

World Health Organization Calls for More Funding to Aid War-Torn Ukraine

The World Health Organization on Friday appealed for more funds to support Ukraine's health sector, which has been severely damaged by the Russian invasion. WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said the country now needed more funds to ensure that mental health services and rehabilitation could be dispensed, while…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 17, 2023

‘All they can expect here is death’: Ukrainian volunteers brace for Russian attack from Belarus

Russia has built up its forces in Belarus and released footage of military drills along the border with Ukraine, stoking fears of a renewed assault on Kyiv’s defences from the north. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground met Ukrainian volunteers in the Zhytomyr region who are preparing to face another…

France 24 · Jan 6, 2023

Three Emergency Services Workers Killed While Demining Ukraine’s Kherson

Three Ukrainian emergency services workers were killed on Saturday when a mine exploded while they were demining parts of the Kherson region, said the emergency service of another region, in which they served. "All three selflessly served in the emergency and rescue squad of the Special Purpose Unit of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 25, 2022

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‘I want to become a soldier’: How Ukrainian children’s lives are being torn apart by Russian rockets

While the war in Ukraine continues Russian bomb attacks are damaging children’s upbringing and education – in the very worst cases their lives have been destroyed completely. It is hoped that this can change with the help of Unicef and the international community

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2022

Russia Hits Infrastructure Targets across Ukraine, Targets Power and Water

Russian missiles crashed into infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Tuesday morning as Moscow stepped up what looked like a deliberate campaign to destroy electricity and water facilities before winter. The major of Zhytomyr, a city of 263,000 people, said the attacks had knocked out the power and water supply, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 18, 2022

Russia hits targets north of Kyiv, Mykolaiv: Officials

Russian attacks hit ‘critical infrastructure’ north of Kyiv, Zhytomyr, while one person killed in raid in Mykolaiv.

Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2022

Russian forces fire barrage of missiles at northern Ukraine from Belarus

Strikes hit Chernihiv region as well as locations outside Kyiv and around city of Zhytomyr, say officials

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2022

Ukrainian Airborne Assault Troops Take Out Convoy Of Russian Ammo Vehicles

Ukrainian airborne assault troops reportedly destroyed a convoy of Russian ammunition vehicles. Russian military vehicles were successfully hit by Ukrainian ordnance as the footage shows. It is unclear where exactly in Ukraine the images were filmed, but they were obtained from the Command of the Airborne Assault Troops of the…

Zenger · Jul 4, 2022

Shredded trees, dead dolphins and wildfires — how Russia's invasion is hurting nature

The environmental impacts from Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be felt far longer than the war itself.

WEKU · Jul 1, 2022

Russian Military Says it Destroys Western Arms Consignment in Ukraine

The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles. The defense ministry said in a statement the strike took out "a large batch of weapons and military equipment delivered from the USA…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 21, 2022

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Reuters · May 21, 2022

Russian military says it destroys Western arms consignment in Ukraine

The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles.

Los Angeles Times · May 10, 2022

Odesa pounded by multiple missiles as Russia hits Ukraine’s ports

ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine — Russia’s ambitions to overtake southern Ukraine appeared to grow Tuesday as authorities reported the use of hypersonic missiles on the Black Sea city of Odesa and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on world powers to break a Russian blockade of his nation’s ports.

Zenger · Apr 12, 2022

Open Season: Ukrainian Tank Hunters Take On Russian Armor

New footage reportedly shows Ukrainian military forces targeting and destroying Russian military vehicles.

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

Ukrainian who fled war volunteers at new help centre for refugees arriving in NI

Galyna Valvenkina left her home in Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv, 10 days after the Russian invasion.

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France 24 · Apr 8, 2022

Life under the bombs in the western Ukrainian town of Zhytomyr

As the war in Ukraine continues, we take you to the western town of Zhytomyr. Although tension has now eased there with the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region, Zhytomyr's inhabitants had to live with the sound of bombings and sirens for weeks on end and are now helplessly…

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2022

Zelenskiy promises to work for new sanctions against Russia – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new round of negotiations ahead but that deal would have to be subject to referendum; Joe Biden rejects suggestion he was calling for regime change in Moscow

Zenger · Mar 22, 2022

VIDEO: Russia Claims Foreign Mercenaries Hit With Missile Strike In Ukraine Near NATO Member Poland

Former U.K. prime ministers Major, Brown sign on to a proposal calling for a tribunal to investigate Putin for war crimes.

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022

Before and after pictures from Ukraine show absolute devastation caused by Russian troops

Homes, schools and hospitals decimated as bombing forces millions to flee

Reuters · Mar 8, 2022

Russian forces struck two oil depots in northern Ukraine, says governor

Russian forces are bombing civilian infrastructure and homes in Ukraine's northern region of Zhytomyr, and carried out air strikes on two oil depots on Monday evening, Governor Vitaliy Bunechko said in televised comments on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022

Inside the shelled Ukrainian city where soldiers and civilians are primed for a Russian onslaught

Russian shelling has decimated a school, hospital and homes in Zhytomyr, where military preparations are ramping up amid fears the city could be Putin’s next target if Kyiv were to fall, Bel Trew reports

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 4, 2022

US company moving its Ukraine workers city to city, house to house, as Russian invasion intensifies

When two predawn blasts jolted Julia Gurelya awake at her home in Zhytomyr last week — an attack on a nearby Ukrainian airfield — she knew it was time to leave.

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