KocherivKocheriv is a village in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 815.GeographyThe elevation is 170 meters. The village is located close to the regional capital Zhytomyr and the nearby village of Kvitneve, [Zhytomyr Oblast|Kvitneve].HistoryThe village was temporarily captured by Russian [Armed Forces|Russian forces] as part of its Russian [occupation of Zhytomyr Oblast|occupation of the Zhytomyr Oblast] and they spilled over from Kyiv Oblast, near Makariv, where battles were taking place. It was part of the Kyiv Offense.Famous peopleThe village was the estate of Jakym Yerlych, a Ukrainian nobleman, chronicler, author of the Polish-language Chronicler, or Chronicle of Various Affairs and Events.