Zhytomyr

Journalist who fought against criminal mining of amber was severely beaten. PHOTO Journalist and city council deputy Oleksandr Nikolaichuk, who fought against illegal mining of amber, was severely beaten in the Zhytomyr region on Friday. Criminal investigation under three articles of the Criminal Code is provided. 11.07.15 14:41 105 600 320 Ukrainian Politics

Seven people shot dead near pond in Zhytomyr region The lessee of a pond shot dead seven of his guests who came from Kyiv to fish near the village of Novoselytsia, Popilnia district, in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, in the early hours of Friday, May 22, Ukrainian Deputy Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko has said. 22.05.20 14:44 42 259 304 Incidents

Military prosecutor says some of vehicles found in Zhytomyr region lawfully acquired from Defense Ministry At least part of the military equipment found in a raid in the Zhytomyr region was legally sold by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Surplus Assets Management Agency. 28.03.18 10:52 48 478 293 Incidents

Live With Yanukovych - Pepople thank the President for "Improvement". VIDEO The country's main TV channels began to broadcast communication of President Viktor Yanukovych to the people. 22.02.13 11:14 21 582 277 Previously in trend: Talking to the Country

Ukraine reports first coronavirus death The first coronavirus death has been registered in Ukraine. 13.03.20 17:41 172 754 273 Previously in trend: Coronavirus from China

Fatal bus crash near Zhytomyr: 10 people killed, another 10 hospitalized. VIDEO&PHOTOS 10 people were killed and another 10 were injured as a shuttle bus crashed into and a truck on Kyiv-Chop highway in the Zhytomyr region. 20.07.18 16:33 69 303 259 Incidents

People’s Deputy from the "Batkivshchyna" ("Fatherland"-ed.) Nikolaienko knocked down and killed an 18-year-old girl - sources (updated) People’s Deputy from the "Batkivshchyna" ("Fatherland"-ed.) Andrii Nikolaienko knocked down and killed an 18-year-old girl to death in his car on the Zhytomyr highway. 03.11.23 17:25 35 171 235 Incidents

Local authorities in Zhytomyr are not able to stop illegal amber getter Camps filled with armed people and equipment are formed at amber birthplaces in the Zhytomyr region. 11.06.15 14:11 122 632 204 Ukrainian Politics

No boost in unemployment benefits expected due to minimum wage increase, - Poroshenko The president says that the minimum wage can not be equal to unemployment benefits. 27.10.16 17:17 25 120 191 Ukrainian Politics

Speaker's Brother Beat Up his Opponents in Zhytomyr Region. VIDEO Vidshich civil movement activists in Novograd-Volynskyy were handing out leaflets criticizing speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn when they were attacked by his brother Petr. 26.08.12 10:56 21 304 157 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Bus and truck collided in Zhytomyr region: 9 people killed, 11 – injured On September 22, a bus and a truck collided in Novograd-Volyn district of Zhytomyr region. Nine people were killed, 11 more were injured. 23.09.19 11:43 18 381 152 Incidents

Rally gathers in Olevsk, people demand unbiased probe into night shooting. PHOTOS Some 300 local residents gathered today in the central square of Olevsk, the Zhytomyr region, demanding that law enforcers conduct a fair investigation into the night shooting that wounded seven people and killed one man, and restore order in the region as a whole. 16.01.17 16:00 107 023 147 Previously in trend: Olevsk shoot-out

Police expose alleged large-scale fraud involving sale of 200 stolen military vehicles. PHOTOS While investigating the cause of damage inflicted to the main oil pipeline in the Novohrad-Volynskyi district of the Zhytomyr region, the law enforcement officers found alleged evidence of corrupt practice involving misappropriation of military hardware. Police seized almost 200 vehicles ready for sale. 27.03.18 14:40 30 926 142 Incidents

Zhytomyr region avoided power outages by not following Ukrenergo’s commands - State Inspection of Energy Supervision For some time, the Zhytomyr region has been avoiding the use of power outage schedules, despite Ukrenergo's orders. 21.07.24 00:10 22 822 136

Illegal amber dealers’ yearly earnings equal to Ukraine’s defense budget, prosecutor general says The revenues from the illegal extraction of amber in Ukraine equal to the country's defense expenditures. 11.07.16 10:12 46 212 117 Previously in trend: Amber mafia

"Amber conflict" in Zhytomyr region: nine people apprehended, three more hospitalized following firefight between out-of-town mobsters and locals. PHOTOS The residents of Obyshche village in the Olevske district engaged in a firefight with the out-of-town gangsters involved in the illegal extraction of amber. 03.06.16 16:41 110 476 115 Previously in trend: Amber mafia

General Prosecutor’s Office approved new plan to fight illegal amber mining The General Prosecutor's Office held a meeting on countering illegal mining and trade of amber. 11.07.15 16:15 21 879 113 Incidents

People’s Deputy of "Batkivshchyna"("Fatherland"-ed.) Nikolaienko, who, exceeding speed, knocked down and killed 18-year-old girl in Zhytomyr region, has been informed on suspicion - SBI According to the SBI (State Bureau of Investigation) materials, the Prosecutor General’s Office informed about the suspicion of a People’s Deputy of Ukraine, who committed a fatal road accident in the Zhytomyr region. 06.11.23 16:55 8 983 110 Incidents

2,000 conscripts trained at a field near Kyiv. VIDEO Almost 2,000 of conscripted soldiers from all around Ukraine learn theory and practice of the war combat. 27.03.15 11:35 21 919 102 Society

"Amber" showdown in Olevsk: unknowns fire pistols and rifles at group of men, kill one, - activist. PHOTOS On the night of Jan. 15, unknown persons opened fire on a group of young people outside a cafe in downtown Olevsk, the Zhytomyr region. 16.01.17 11:28 97 421 93 Previously in trend: Amber mafia

SBU found arms cache near Zhytomyr. PHOTOS The SBU officers discovered an arms cache in Zhytomyr suburbs. 11.04.15 17:07 37 950 89 Ukrainian Politics

Car of member of regional council, head of UKROP faction Kokitko blown up in Zhytomyr region. PHOTO In early hours of Sept. 29, the car of the head of UKROP party faction in the Zhytomyr regional council, deputy mayor of Baranivka Nataliia Kokitko was blown up in Pershotravensk, the Zhytomyr region. 29.09.17 15:52 73 677 79 Ukrainian Politics

In Zhytomyr region, border with Belarus is sewn up with trenches and filled with concrete, - RMA. PHOTOS Additional lines of defense and fortifications are being built in the Zhytomyr region. 19.01.23 13:44 26 411 76 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

One killed, six wounded in Olevsk showdown, - police One person died and six received injuries in a shoot-out in Olevsk, the Zhytomyr region. 16.01.17 13:02 50 265 73 Previously in trend: Olevsk shoot-out

24 amber diggers detained at illegal mine in Zhytomyr region. PHOTOS July 29, near Korosten in the Zhytomyr region, an interdepartmental raid group of law enforcers tracked and detained 24 people, who had just launched illegal mining of amber in the area. A pre-trial investigation is initiated. 30.07.15 18:14 40 149 72 Ukrainian Politics

UAH 4.4 million was found in possession of Zhytomyr doctor who helped evaders with fake diagnoses - National Police. PHOTO Law enforcement officers searched the house of a doctor at one of diagnostic centres in Zhytomyr, who is suspected of involvement in a scheme to evade mobilisation of persons liable for military service. During the search, UAH 4.4 million was found and seized from her. 07.10.24 12:38 14 193 72

Enemy hit infrastructure facility in Zhytomyr region, - RMA Today, during an air raid, the enemy attacked one of the infrastructure facilities in the Zhytomyr region. 28.05.23 09:35 13 938 71 Previously in trend: War

Court orders vote recount at election district in Zhytomyr region Zhytomyr's District Administrative Court has granted a request to recount votes at all polling stations in the No. 64 district in the city of Korosten. 29.07.19 12:32 5 099 66 Ukrainian Politics

Airborne unit drills loading military hardware onboard IL-76 carrier in Zhytomyr region. PHOTOS Ukrainian troopers practiced in loading the military hardware into the IL-76DM air carrier at an airfield in the Zhytomyr region. 14.04.17 21:38 32 632 64 Ukrainian Politics

Zelenskyi orders that SBU, police heads be changed in Rivne, Volyn, Zhytomyr regions President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has instructed Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Ivan Bakanov to replace the heads of SBU departments in Rivne, Volyn and Zhytomyr regions, and Head of the National Police Serhiy Kniazev to change nine heads of regional police departments in these regions. 12.08.19 17:19 6 571 61 Previously in trend: Amber mafia

"This is their base - two abandoned huts, pump hoses, Crimean-registered car," - police patrol areas with amber deposits. VIDEO Zhytomyr region law enforcers experience lack of personnel to patrol areas with amber deposits, while local police pay daily visits to places of illegal mining, trying to prevent it. 19.04.16 15:48 22 731 60 Previously in trend: Amber mafia

Enemy agent attempted to enter ranks of AFU combat unit, - SSU. VIDEO In Zhytomyr region, the SSU detained a Russian agent who wanted to enlist in a combat unit of the AFU to conduct reconnaissance and subversive activities in favor of the occupants. 22.05.22 12:46 27 116 58 Previously in trend: War

Plane crash in Zhytomyr region: names of dead pilots - Andrii Pilshchykov, Viacheslav Minka, and Serhii Prokazin The names of the pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Centre Air Command of the Ukrainian Air Force who died on 25 August in the skies over Zhytomyr region have been revealed. These are Andrii Pilshchykov, Viacheslav Minka, and Serhii Prokazin. 27.08.23 11:05 17 943 57 Incidents

Russians hit Zhytomyr region with missiles The Russian occupiers launched rocket attacks on the Zhytomyr region. 16.08.22 13:49 56 674 55 Previously in trend: War

SBU top-ranking official covering up illegal amber extraction exposed The Security Service of Ukraine has exposed an organized criminal group engaged in the illegal extraction of amber in the Zhytomyr and Rivne regions. 30.12.15 18:44 12 764 54 Incidents

Zelenskyi appoints Vitalii Bunechko as Zhytomyr region's governor Президент Владимир Зеленский назначил главой Житомирской областной государственной администрации Виталия Бунечко. 12.08.19 13:07 11 717 54 Ukrainian Politics

PGO, SBU stage raids in Zhytomyr region, seize 500 kilos of amber and weapons, - Lutsenko. PHOTOS Amber extraction needs to be codified into law. 02.02.17 17:23 30 541 53 Previously in trend: Amber mafia Olevsk shoot-out

Deputy of City Council in Zhytomyr region together with gang kidnapped people and "knocked out" money from them, - SSU. PHOTOS In Zhytomyr region, a city council member, who was involved in racketeering in the region, was detained. More than 30 families, in particular, a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, suffered from the hands of racketeers. 12.12.23 13:10 7 505 48 Incidents

In Zhytomyr region at night Russians beat from territory of Belarus, - General Staff Russian planes launched a missile strike on the territory of the Zhytomyr region from the territory of Belarus. 09.06.22 15:50 17 418 47 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

ATO fighters share their combat experience with recently mobilized paratroopers. PHOTOS Joint combat drills of artillery units of the 80th Separate Landing and Assault Brigade are underway at a shooting range in the Zhytomyr region. 28.10.15 17:26 18 297 44 Ukrainian Politics

Seven-year-old girl, woman and man were found shot dead in Zhytomyr region. According to one of versions, it was done by father - police. VIDEO+PHOTOS In the morning of 2 May, the bodies of a man, a woman and a young child were found in a private house in Zhytomyr region. According to one of the police versions, the father did it. 02.05.24 21:46 17 801 44 Incidents

Two explosions took place in Zhytomyr region in morning On the morning of May 20, two explosions were recorded in the Zhytomyr region. 20.05.22 11:18 27 205 42 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Zelenskyy meets with Indiana governor, signs memorandum of cooperation with Zhytomyr region. PHOTO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Governor of Indiana (USA) Eric Holcomb in Kyiv. 05.09.24 18:53 3 706 41

Telegram channels report on explosions in Zhytomyr, Kyiv region and Ternopil regions On the morning of October 10, explosions rang out in the Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions (in the Obukhiv district) during the declared air alert. 10.10.22 09:15 17 953 39 Previously in trend: War

Over 1,500 defenders from Zhytomyr region died during war The number of servicemen who have been injured, contused, crippled or ill is also increasing. The status of a person with a disability as a result of the war has been established for 2.8 thousand people. 23.06.23 07:47 6 918 39 Previously in trend: War

Air assault troops’ reservists practiced live fire, airdrop mission in Zhytomyr region. PHOTOS The final stage of the battalion level mock combat including live-fire training and airdrop operation drills was held at the air assault troops’ training facility in the Zhytomyr region. 27.04.18 17:52 17 662 36 Incidents

Administrator of Telegram channels for evaders turned out to be FSB agent - SSU. PHOTOS One of the organisers of the scheme for evaders was exposed for collaborating with the Russian Federal Security Service. 05.12.24 10:53 7 449 34 Previously in trend: War

Mushroom picker found ammunition depot in forest in Zhytomyr region, - Ministry of Internal Affairs. PHOTOS In Zhytomyr region, police neutralized a dangerous munition depot found by a man picking mushrooms. 19.10.23 18:30 14 883 34 Society