A wiring maker for Volkswagen and Škoda takes a Russian hit in Zhytomyr Oblast
The blow fell on a fully German-owned manufacturer that officials count among the region's budget-forming businesses.
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Ukraine arrests eight people accused of cheering on Russian strikes from inside the country and spying
The cases run from Kyiv to Odesa, and one suspect allegedly urged Russia to hit Ukraine with a nuclear missile.
ISW: a Belarus ground invasion is very unlikely, but Russia may use Belarusian airspace to hit western Ukraine
Belarus has neither massed forces on the Ukrainian border nor would Russia have the reserves to support a Belarusian ground push, per the assessment.
Daytime Russian drone swarm hits western Ukraine, knocking Ternopil offline and injuring 10
Hundreds of drones struck across Ukraine, with impacts reported in Ternopil, Rivne, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, and Odesa oblasts.
Russia broke his heart — literally. Ukrainian doctors gave him a new one, just in time for his 45th birthday
The story of Yurii Mykytenchuk, a Ukrainian soldier whose heart was destroyed in Russian captivity, and the Kyiv transplant team that saved him.
A small Baltic capital just gave away its emergency supplies — because Ukraine needed them more
Tallinn pulled dozens of generators and diesel heat guns from its own strategic stockpiles and sent them to Zhytomyr Oblast, where repeated Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have created a dire situation this winter.
Russia’s Christmas-week air assault on Ukraine’s power grid claims civilian lives (MAPS, PHOTOS)
A toddler in Zhytomyr, a woman in Kyiv Oblast, and another person in Khmelnytskyi didn't survive the overnight missile-drone attack that left regions in darkness.
Russian drones damage infrastructure in Odesa and Kryvyi Rih, derail train in Zhytomyr Oblast (MAP)
Ukraine reported overnight strikes on several cities, injuring civilians, damaging facilities, and disrupting railway operations.
Ukrainian high-schoolers hold graduation ceremony at cemetery. Russian missile killed their classmate and his two siblings
The students brought toys, cards, and pieces of birthday cake to the gravesite on the graduation day that "should have been filled with joy, hugs, tears of happiness" but turned into a day of mourning.
Russian missile and drone attack injures at least three civilians in Ukraine
At least one of 213 Russian explosive drones and 1/7 cruise missiles might have reached their targets.
Russia attacks Ukraine with 151 drones in overnight attack, at least 7 might reach targets
Local authorities report minor damage and no casualties. The Air Force says it downed 70 Shaheds, while 74 decoy drones crashed.
All but one of 80 Russian drones intercepted in night attack that caused one civilian injury
Drone debris damaged civilian infrastructure in five regions.
Russian spy receives 15 years for missile strike guidance in Zhytomyr Oblast
A middle-aged female agent recruited by Russian military intelligence used social media to coordinate missile strikes, while seeking sensitive military information, a court found.
Russian drone attack damages power facilities in Chernihiv, Zhytomyr oblasts as Ukraine downs 20/22 UAVs
A Russian night attack using Shahed drones and an Iskander missile resulted in 20 of 22 drones being shot down, targeting energy facilities in Chernihiv and Zhytomyr oblasts, hitting a dormitory in Nizhyn, causing power outages, and injuring one person.
Ukraine downs 25/38 Russian Shaheds UAVs as three drones cross into Romania
Last night, Russian forces launched suicide drone attacks on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv and damaging infrastructure in Zhytomyr oblast. Ukraine's air defense intercepted multiple threats, while three drones breached Romania's airspace.
Russia attacks energy facility with drones, injures woman, Ukraine downs 21/22 UAVs during attack
Overnight, Russian forces launched 22 Shahed drones at Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructures. Ukrainian forces downed 21, but one drone hit Chernihiv’s facility, causing power outages, as per official reports.
Ukraine downs all 28 cruise missiles, 15 of 16 drones during Russia’s nighttime attack
On the night of 30 August, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian oblasts with cruise missiles and Shahed drones. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 43 out of 44 aerial targets.
Russian forces target Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi oblasts in overnight attacks
During the night of August 19, Russian military forces carried out a drone attack on an infrastructure target…
Zhytomyr Oblast city returns its historical name Zviahel
On 16 November, the Ukrainian parliament renamed Novohrad-Volynskyi city in Zhytomyr Oblast to Zviahel (its historical name) in…
Putin’s ‘Russian world’ continues to contract
Despite Vladimir Putin’s aggressive Russification program at home and his promotion of the Russian language abroad, the Kremlin…