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28 August – 7 Octoberended

Attacks on Ukrainian book warehouses

On August 28, 2026, Russian shelling destroyed several book warehouses in Kyiv and Kharkiv, causing significant losses to Ukrainian publishers. Thousands of books were burned in the attacks, with total losses estimated at 100 million UAH. Throughout the summer of 2026, around 13 million Ukrainian books were destroyed, accounting for a third of all published in the country that year.

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  • 62 sources
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Covered by 6 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 4 sources
  • Public money 7 sources
  • Media business 27 sources
  • Big capital 8 sources
  • Readers and grants 8 sources
  • Undisclosed 7 sources

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Chronology

7 October

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28 August

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