Direct strike hits Irpin community in Kyiv region, setting business on fire and damaging homes

Oleksandr Pashchynskyi, the first deputy mayor of Irpin, reported this on Facebook , according to Ukrinform. According to him, a fire also broke out at one of the community’s enterprises as a result of the enemy attack, and efforts to extinguish it are ongoing. “The fire has created a thick column of smoke, so I ask community residents to close their windows and doors, limit their time outdoors, and avoid approaching the site of the fire,” Pashchynskyi said. He later added that significant damage to private homes has been reported near the impact site, as well as shattered windows in apartment buildings. According to Pashchynskyi, a humanitarian response center is being set up for affected residents of the Irpin community.