Zhytomyr Oblast, also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna, is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately 1,179,032.
Malyn is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast (province) of Ukraine located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Kyiv. It served as the administrative center of Malyn Raion until the administrative reform in 2020, when it was merged into Korosten Raion. Population: 25,172.
Olevsk is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. As of January 2022 its population was approximately 10,032.
Buryn is a city in Konotop Raion of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative center of Buryn Raion until it was abolished on 18 July 2020. The population estimate is 8,197. Between 24 February and 4 April 2022, the city was under Russian occupation.
Snihurivka is a small city in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Snihurivka urban hromada. Population: 12,045.
Narodychi is a rural settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the former Narodychi Raion, and after the reform in 2020, the city became part of the Korosten Raion. It lies on the northern side of the Uzh River, 134 kilometres northwest of Kyiv. Population: 2,907
Korosten Raion is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Korosten. The raion covers an area of 10,897.6 square kilometres (4,207.6 sq mi). It makes Korosten raion the largest by area in Ukraine. Population: 251,208.
Narodychi Raion was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Narodychi. The last estimate of the raion population before its abolition in 2020 was 9,458.
Vilcha is an abandoned settlement and former urban-type settlement in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Missile attacks on Zhytomyr began on 24 February 2022 as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting Russian occupation of multiple Ukrainian towns and cities, numerous cases of non-violent resistance against the invasion took place. Local residents organised protests against the invasion and blocked the movement of Russian military equipment. The Russian military dispersed the protests, sometimes with live fire, injuring many and killing some. Most of the large protests ended in March.
The demolition of monuments to dedicated to Russian poet and playwright Alexander Pushkin in Ukraine started during the Russo-Ukrainian War. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it has become a widespread phenomenon and dubbed by Ukrainians Pushkinopad, a pun literally translated as "Pushkinfall", akin to the "Leninfall" during the decommunization process. This wave of dismantling is part of the process of derussification in Ukraine.
The Russian occupation of Sumy Oblast was a military occupation that began on 24 February 2022, when Russian forces invaded Ukraine and began capturing parts of the Sumy Oblast. The capital of the Oblast, Sumy, was never captured by Russian forces, however, other cites were captured including Konotop and Trostianets. On 7 April, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, governor of Sumy Oblast, said that all Russian troops had left the region, but it was still unsafe due to rigged explosives and other ammunition Russian troops had left behind.
The Yellow Ribbon is a resistance movement in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Created in April 2022 after the Russian military invasion, the goal of the movement is resisting the Russian occupation of Ukraine.
The Russian occupation of Chernihiv Oblast was a military occupation that began on 24 February 2022, the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Steadily, Russian troops started capturing large parts of the Chernihiv Oblast to try to take the capital city of Ukraine, Kyiv. The capital city of the oblast, Chernihiv, was never captured. By 3 April, Russian forces left the oblast, ending the occupation.
The 115th Independent Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces is a military formation of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine in Zhytomyr Oblast. It is part of Operational Command North.
Vystupovychi is a rural-type settlement in the Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast in central Ukraine. As of 2001, according to the census conducted, the population was 80 people.
Radcha is a rural village in Narodychi settlement hromada, Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The population was 265 at the 2001 Ukrainian Census.
Viacheslav Mykolaiovych Minka was a Ukrainian military pilot, Major of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine.
Davydky is a village in Narodychi settlement hromada, Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine.
