A day of mourning has been declared in the Chelyabinsk region on October 24.

According to the latest data, as a result of the explosion at the Plastmass defense plant in Kopeysk Nineteen people were injured. Five of them were hospitalized in serious condition, the governor said. Chelyabinsk Region Alexey Teksler.

"Ten people have been confirmed dead. Search operations are ongoing," the regional governor wrote. "An investigation is underway, and all the circumstances of the tragedy will be established. I would like to emphasize once again that this is not a UAV attack."

A state of municipal emergency has been declared in the Kopeysk urban district.