Russian missiles hit polymer plant in Kyiv region as injury toll in Irpin rises to 17

Tymur Tkachenko, Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram , according to Ukrinform. “Seventeen people are now known to have been injured in the enemy attack on Irpin. Eight of them are children,” Tkachenko wrote. As of 11:00, 84 properties in the city had been damaged, he said. These include 70 private houses, four apartment buildings, six cars, and industrial and warehouse facilities. Russian forces struck the production facilities of the Planeta Plastik plant with missiles overnight on October 19, the company said on Facebook. “Overnight on October 19, Russian missiles directly hit the production facilities of the Planeta Plastik plant. The company has once again sustained significant damage,” the statement said.