--- title: "\"The most important thing is people's safety\": Kyivguma to resume operations after shelling" description: "🏭 Kyivguma will resume operations as early as tomorrow, August 19, after the shelling. There are no critical damages, personnel has been evacuated and no one was injured. The company guarantees the fulfillment of all orders to partners. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ #Kyivguma #War #Industry #Ukraine2026" date: 2026-08-18T17:56:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kyivguma-to-resume-operations-after-shelling tags: [kyivguma, ukraine-economy, war-industry, kyivrubber, august-2026] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "The most important thing is people's safety": Kyivguma to resume operations after shelling ![Cleanup and firefighting at Kyivguma plant after shelling: workers and machinery clearing debris and extinguishing fires.](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/18/kyivguma-vozobnovit-rabotu-posle-obstrelya/kyivguma-vozobnovit-rabotu-posle-obstrelya-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Kyivguma suspended production due to shelling, but there are no critical damages. - All employees were evacuated; there are no casualties. - The factory plans to return to normal operating mode on August 19, 2026. - The incident occurred against the backdrop of a series of attacks on industrial facilities in Ukraine in August. On August 18, 2026, plans were announced to restore the production capacities of one of Ukraine's largest light industry enterprises β€” Kyivguma. The company, known for its brands "Kyivrezina" and "Crystal," temporarily suspended operations due to the aftermath of recent shelling. However, company management confirmed there were no critical damages and promised to return to normal operations as early as tomorrow, August 19. ### Situation at the plant and evacuation status According to a statement by the company's press service, published on social media and reprinted by RBC-Ukraine, damage assessment work is currently underway at the factory premises. Although production processes were halted for safety reasons, management emphasizes that no critical damage capable of paralyzing the plant for a long time has been recorded. Special attention in the statement is paid to the condition of the personnel: thanks to the timely evacuation organized at the moment of threat, no employees were injured. "The most important thing is that the workers are safe," the company noted. ### Restoration plans and obligations to partners The management of Kyivguma has committed to minimizing the impact of the incident on logistics chains and order fulfillment. Despite the forced pause in work, the enterprise guarantees partners and clients that all obligations will be fulfilled in full. It is expected that the factory will return to full functionality as early as August 19. This decision was made after an initial assessment of the situation and an inspection of the infrastructure for hidden threats and damage to communications. ### Context: series of attacks on industrial facilities in August 2026 The incident involving Kyivguma occurs against the backdrop of a continuing tense situation in Ukraine's industrial sector. In August 2026, a series of attacks on infrastructure objects was recorded. Earlier, on the night of August 15, Russian drones attacked a shoe factory in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of the Odesa region. Also, on the night of August 12, the Russian army struck objects in Zaporizhzhia with drones, where destruction and fires were recorded in the private and commercial sectors. The most large-scale attack occurred on the night of August 5, when Russia used ballistic missiles and drones, delivering the main blow to the Kyiv region, where people were killed and logistics hubs were damaged. ### Contradictory data There are differences in the interpretation of the scale of consequences in open sources and statements by the parties. On the one hand, the press service of Kyivguma states that there are no critical damages and work will resume soon, which indicates the local nature of the incident. On the other hand, visual materials published on social media (photos of smoke and firefighting work at the factory premises) may create the impression of more extensive destruction. However, as experts note, smoke and fires are often the result of the ignition of secondary materials or packaging, rather than critical production units, which is confirmed by the rapid plan to resume work. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Were there any casualties during the shelling of the Kyivguma factory? **A:** No, thanks to the timely evacuation, no employees were injured. ### Q: When will the factory resume operations? **A:** Kyivguma plans to return to normal operating mode on August 19, 2026. ### Q: Are there any critical damages to production? **A:** Company management states that there are no critical damages.