{
  "id": 15742604,
  "title": "Cersanit shuts Zviahel plant following repeated Russian attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/cersanit-shuts-zviahel-plant-following-repeated-russian-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T12:39:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/1223320.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 15-16, Russia launched a second attack on the Cersanit Invest ceramics manufacturing plant in Zviahel, Zhytomyr region, Poland-owned Cersanit announced. The plant had been closed for six months since the first shelling in September. In a Facebook statement, Cersanit cited the safety of employees and the extensive damage as reasons for ceasing production permanently. The company's website states that the plant was capable of producing up to 12 million square meters of ceramic tiles and 2 million sanitary ware units annually. Cersanit, operating in Ukraine for over 20 years, employs about 1,000 people in Zhytomyr region. No details were provided on the impact of production suspension on the workforce.",
  "summary": "Russia launched a second attack overnight on October 15-16 on the Cersanit Invest ceramics manufacturing plant in Zviahel, Zhytomyr region, built by Polish company Cersanit.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russia attacked Cersanit plant in Zviahel on Oct 15-16",
    "Plant closed for six months since September shelling",
    "Cersanit ends production permanently due to attacks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}