During the evening of September 29 and the night of September 30, seven sites in the Zhytomyr, Korosten, and Zviahel communities were damaged as a result of Russian strikes.
This was reported by Vitaliy Bunechko, Head of the Zhytomyr Regional Military Administration.
According to him, Russian forces once again targeted civilian infrastructure. The strikes hit food and processing industry enterprises, as well as energy facilities.
Four cars were also destroyed by fire as a result of the attack.
Rescuers and specialized emergency services continue to work at the sites of the strikes and fires. Specialists are dealing with the aftermath of the Russian attacks.
How the attack unfolded
Air raid alerts in the Zhytomyr region were repeatedly issued and cancelled throughout the night due to the threat of attack drones. The first reports of drones heading toward the region appeared around midnight.
After midnight, drones were detected heading toward Korosten, Malyn, Ovruch and Zhytomyr. At around 1:25 a.m., an explosion was heard in Zhytomyr, followed by an assessment of the situation. Later, attack drones, including jet-powered UAVs, continued moving toward the city and other settlements in the region.
At around 2:15 a.m., a jet-powered UAV was reported heading toward Korosten, followed shortly afterward by two such drones heading toward Zhytomyr. At 2:45 a.m., the air raid alert was cancelled, but two minutes later a new alert was announced because of another threat.
At around 3:44 a.m., a jet-powered UAV was reported approaching from the east, followed by reports of drones moving toward Ovruch, Korosten and Zviahel. The air raid alert was cancelled again at 4:40 a.m.
A new wave of the attack began at 4:43 a.m. Drones were again heading toward Zhytomyr, and the alert was cancelled at 5:14 a.m. However, another air raid alert was announced in the region at 6:07 a.m. Drones were reported moving through the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone toward the Zhytomyr region, including toward Narodychi and Khoroshiv.
After another all-clear at 7:49 a.m., a new air raid alert was announced at 7:56 a.m. At around 8:09 a.m., a UAV was reported heading toward Malyn, followed by reports of drones moving toward Zhytomyr and Zviahel.
As of the morning of September 30, the air raid alert in the Zhytomyr region was active again. Overall, the attack came in several waves throughout the night and morning, with the air raid alert being repeatedly announced and cancelled.
