#Zhytomyr Region

The Russian military attacked the energy infrastructure of the Zhytomyr region, leaving over 650 settlements without power. Power engineers are carrying out restoration work, and there are no casualties.

On the morning of October 23, over 900 settlements in the Zhytomyr region lost power due to nighttime Russian strikes on energy and residential areas.

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.

Within 24 hours, Russian drones attacked Zhytomyr Oblast: fuel and transport infrastructure and civilian buildings were damaged, two people were killed and two wounded. This was announced by the head of the RMA, Vitaliy Bunetsko.

Vitaliy Bunetsko, head of the Zhytomyr OMA, reported the death of two people in the shelling of a grocery store in Zvyahel on September 12. At night, an enterprise with foreign investments was hit, and in the morning — three gas stations in Zvyahel and Korosten.

In Zhytomyr Oblast, journalist Maria Skibinska and her mother Natalya Skibinska were killed in a head-on collision between a passenger car and a bus. This was reported by law enforcement and the State Emergency Service.

A «Shahed» drone attacked a gas station in Malyn, Zhytomyr Oblast. Expert Serhiy Besskrystnov suggested the drone was controlled via repeaters on Belarusian territory, which may have been installed without Lukashenko's knowledge. Previously, Zelenskyy gave the Belarusian leader one week to remove such systems.