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Russian publishers lose 15 million books in Ukrainian attacks

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Drone attacks on warehouses operated by major Russian e-commerce companies destroyed more than 15 million books, according to Russian officials.
  • The publishing industry’s losses reached 6 billion rubles, or about $70 million, while a publisher executive estimated that up to 20 million volumes may have been destroyed.
  • Book sales in 2026 could fall to their lowest level in six years if online platforms continue losing warehouses and publishers receive no state support.

More than 15 million books have been destroyed in drone attacks on warehouses belonging to major Russian e-commerce companies, according to Russian officials.

Vladimir Grigoriev, director of the Publishing Industry Department at Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, disclosed the figure at a book fair in Moscow. He put the publishing industry’s losses from the attacks at 6 billion rubles, equivalent to about $70 million.

Yevgeny Kapiev, director of the Eksmo publishing house, told Kommersant that the number of books destroyed in attacks on facilities operated by Wildberries and Ozon could reach 20 million.

Kapiev predicted that book sales in 2026 could be the lowest in six years if online retailers “continue losing warehouses and fail to adapt to the current situation,” while publishers do not receive government assistance.

continue losing warehouses and fail to adapt to the current situation

· Yevgeny KapievThe Eksmo director warned that book sales could hit a six-year low without adaptation by online platforms and state support for publishers.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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