On the night of November 15, Russian forces once again attacked Zhytomyr Oblast with strike drones. The enemy targeted the Zhytomyr and Cherniakhiv hromadas, where damage to the residential sector and energy facilities was recorded.
The consequences of the latest enemy attack were reported by the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration.
Consequences of impacts in hromadas
According to preliminary data, during the nighttime raid, Russian drones hit energy infrastructure facilities and residential buildings in the Zhytomyr and Cherniakhiv hromadas.
As a result of the drone strikes, 4 private residential buildings were damaged. Fortunately, no information on deaths or injuries among the civilian population has been received.
Work of air defense and specialized services
All relevant emergency and special services are working at the sites of debris falls and impacts, recording the consequences of the shelling and repairing the damage. The Regional Military Administration also thanked the air defense units for protecting the skies over the region.
Chronology of the evening jet drone attack on Zhytomyrshchyna
According to monitoring channels, jet drones attacked the oblast in the evening. Two waves of drone movement toward settlements in Zhytomyrshchyna were recorded throughout the evening. Two explosions rang out in Zhytomyr.
First wave: 19:42–20:21
- 19:42 — an air raid alert was declared in Korosten Raion.
- 19:43 — a jet drone moving toward Ovruch was recorded.
- 19:57 — air reconnaissance was declared in the airspace.
- 20:02 — an air raid alert was declared in Zviahel Raion.
- 20:16 — another jet drone flew toward Korosten.
- 20:17 — an alert was declared in Zhytomyr Raion. A drone at low altitude was moving toward Cherniakhiv.
- 20:18 — the drone changed course toward Zhytomyr, flew past Holovne and near Oliivka.
- 20:19–20:20 — the drone approached Zhytomyr at ultra-low altitude and began descending. Because of the low altitude, it was more difficult to detect.
- 20:21 — an explosion rang out in Zhytomyr. After that, air reconnaissance was declared, and subsequently the all-clear for the first air raid alert was given.
Second wave: 21:34–22:05
- 21:34 — an air raid alert was declared in the raion again.
- 21:36 — a new jet drone entered the oblast's airspace via Malyn.
- 21:45 — the drone was moving toward Radomyshl.
- 21:50 — the drone was recorded near Korostyshiv.
- 21:52–21:53 — it changed course toward Zhytomyr and flew past Ozerne.
- 21:55–21:57 — the drone approached the regional center via Hlybochytsia and headed toward the Zhytomyr airport.
- 21:59 — a second explosion rang out in Zhytomyr.
- 22:05 — the all-clear for the air raid alert was declared.
