Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast

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Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast

Part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date	24 February 2022–4 April 2022 (1 month, 1 week and 4 days)
Location	Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

The Russian occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast was a military occupation that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. 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.^{[not verified in body]}