2022 Zhytomyr attacks

Zhytomyr Airport attack
Part of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Zhytomyr Airport attack
Date 27 February 2022 — present Location Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine Result Ongoing 33 targets destroyed
Belligerents
Ukraine	Russia
Units involved
Ukrainian Armed Forces Territorial Defense Forces	Russian Armed Forces
Casualties and losses
39 killed 25 military 14 civilians 330 civilians wounded 33 objects of infrastructure destroyed	None

The Zhytomyr attack was an attack on the airport of Zhytomyr against civilians. It was on on 27 February 2022. It was a part of the Kyiv offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The airport was 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the capital city of Ukraine, Kyiv. It was near the town of Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr Oblast. Russia used 9K720 Iskander missiles that were from in Belarus.^[1][2] Attacks on the city were afterwards in March.

1. ↑ "Airport in central Ukraine reportedly targeted by missile fired from Belarus". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
2. ↑ @KyivIndependent (28 February 2022). "Russia used Iskander missile systems to attack Zhytomyr Airport. The air strikes were conducted from Belarus, using Russian ballistic missile launchers. Earlier, Belarus said it wouldn't allow air strikes from its territory amid Ukraine's upcoming peace talks with Russia" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 February 2022 – via Twitter.