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title: "Cersanit Completely Halts Plant in Zviahel Following Repeated Russian Drone Strikes"
description: "Cersanit is completely stopping production at its plant in Zviahel, Zhytomyr Oblast, after two Russian drone strikes since September. The company cannot guarantee employee safety due to damage and frequent alerts."
date: 2026-10-19T18:10:08.692Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/cersanit-zviahel-plant-halts-production-completely
tags: [cersanit, zvyagel, zhytomyr-region, drone-strikes, production-halt]
author: "Andrey Kosynko"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Cersanit Completely Halts Plant in Zviahel Following Repeated Russian Drone Strikes

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## Key Points

- Cersanit is completely halting production at its plant in Zviahel, Zhytomyr Oblast.
- Since September 2026, the plant has been hit twice by Russian drones; the first strike occurred on September 13 using jet drones.
- The company cannot guarantee employee safety due to frequent alerts, evacuations, and power outages, and the damage sustained cannot currently be repaired.
- The plant is one of the region's largest employers, with about 1,000 people working there.

Polymer and ceramic manufacturer Cersanit has decided to completely cease production at its plant in Zviahel, Zhytomyr Oblast. According to RBC-Ukraine, citing the company's press service, the reason was repeated Russian drone strikes: since September 2026, the facility has twice been the target of attacks. The company emphasizes that amid ongoing Russian strikes, they cannot guarantee the safety of personnel, and the damage sustained cannot currently be repaired.

### Chronology of Strikes on the Enterprise

The first strike on the Cersanit plant in Zviahel was recorded on September 13, 2026. According to the company, the enemy used jet-powered drones for the attack. As a result, key elements of the production cycle required for manufacturing ceramic tiles were damaged. At that time, Cersanit estimated that it would take at least six months to restore production capacities. Since then, according to the press service, the facility has suffered a repeated strike—the second since the beginning of September.

### Reasons for Complete Cessation of Operations

Cersanit points to two interrelated grounds for shutting down the plant. The first is the inability to ensure safe working conditions. "Intensive attacks, frequent air raid alerts and associated evacuations (even several times a day), temporary power outages, and voltage drops make stable and safe operation impossible," the company's press service stated. Against this background, the board decided to completely terminate production in Zviahel.

The second ground is significant physical damage resulting from Russian strikes. The company notes that the scale of destruction is such that it is currently impossible to restore it. Thus, even in the absence of new attacks, the plant is incapable of resuming operations in its previous mode without prolonged and major reconstruction.

### Significance of the Plant for the Region

Separately, Cersanit emphasized the social scale of the decision: the enterprise is one of the largest employers in Zhytomyr Oblast. About 1,000 people work at the plant in Zviahel across production, sales, marketing, and customer service teams. Therefore, the complete cessation of production affects not only industrial capacities but also the employment of a significant portion of the region's population.

### Context

Cersanit's decision highlights a steady trend whereby repeated strikes on industrial facilities in Ukraine lead not to temporary suspension, but to the complete and generally prolonged cessation of enterprises' operations. In the case of the Zviahel plant, the combination of the inability to guarantee employee safety and currently irreparable damage made the continuation of production impractical, and recovery a matter requiring time and resources that the company cannot provide amid ongoing attacks.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Завод Cersanit на Житомирщине полностью остановит работу из-за ударов РФ](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zavod-cersanit-zhitomirshchini-povnistyu-1792432669.html) - Primary source: Cersanit press service via RBC-Ukraine. Confirms two strikes since September, the first on September 13 by jet drones, the board's decision to completely terminate production, the reason being employee safety and irreparable damage, and a staff size of about 1,000 people.

## FAQ

### Why is Cersanit completely shutting down the plant in Zviahel?

According to the press service, due to repeated Russian drone strikes since September, the company cannot guarantee employee safety, and the damage sustained cannot currently be repaired. On this basis, the board decided to completely terminate production.

### How many strikes were carried out on the plant and when?

Since September 2026, the plant has suffered two strikes. The first was recorded on September 13 using jet drones; the exact date of the second strike is not specified in the source.

### How many people work at the Cersanit plant in Zviahel?

About 1,000 people in production, sales, marketing, and customer service teams. The company is one of the largest employers in Zhytomyr Oblast.