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Russian strikes destroy 12 million books before Ukrainian children return to school
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Russian strikes destroy 12 million books before Ukrainian children return to school

From Gulf Today · () English

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

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  • Recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian printing presses, publishing houses and book markets destroyed more than 12 million books.
  • A plant near Kyiv was hit while preparing to deliver 1.3 million books for the new school year.
  • Viktoria Haida of Konvi publishing house said she believed the attacks were deliberate and noted that logistics warehouses had also been lost.

More than 12 million books have been destroyed in recent Russian attacks on Ukrainian printing presses and publishing houses, just as children prepare to return to school.

A printing plant on the outskirts of Kyiv was hit overnight while production was increasing to fulfill an order for 1.3 million books. A second-hand book market in Kyiv was also targeted, destroying hundreds of stalls.

I believe it is deliberate on the part of the Russian Federation.

— Viktoria HaidaThe commercial director of Konvi publishing described the attacks on Ukrainian publishing facilities.

The attacks have hit both production and storage. Viktoria Haida, commercial director of Kyiv-based Konvi publishing, said, "I believe it is deliberate on the part of the Russian Federation." She added, "Over the past two months, some of the largest publishing houses have lost their logistics warehouses, where very large quantities of books were stored."

The damage threatens supplies at the start of the school year, when the destroyed books were being prepared for distribution.

Over the past two months, some of the largest publishing houses have lost their logistics warehouses, where very large quantities of books were stored.

— Viktoria HaidaHaida explained how attacks affected book storage as well as production.
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Originally published by Gulf Today in English. 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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