Russia Burns Thousands of Ukrainian Books in Strikes on Multiple Warehouses
- Russian strikes have repeatedly damaged or destroyed warehouses and logistics centers belonging to major Ukrainian publishing houses and bookstores, burning tens of thousands of books and disrupting order deliveries.
- A large-scale overnight drone assault by Russia on August 28, 2026, destroyed warehouses in Kyiv and surrounding areas, further damaging Ukraine’s book and publishing infrastructure.
- Between May and August 2026, Russian attacks destroyed or damaged at least 9.65 million books in Ukraine, equivalent to about 74% of Ukraine's book production for that period.
- Physical bookstores operated by affected publishers and retailers such as Vivat, Readeat, and Book.ua remain open despite damage to warehouses and the suspension of online order shipments.
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The Russian Federation is afraid of Ukrainian books and may be on the stand - Sibiga calls on partners to give Ukraine more PPO<p> Sibig condemned the Russian attacks on the warehouses of the Ukrainian printing presses. Vіn called to give Ukraine more PPO and limit the resources of the Russian Federation.</p>
Attacks on the deposits of the leading Russian e-commerce giant caused millions of losses for the publishing sector. Flames destroyed fictional literature, children’s books, school textbooks and scientific-technical works. Copies of authors linked to Russian nationalism and propaganda were also lost.
Books lost, in particular, Readeat and Book.ua networks, publishing houses “Uroboros”, “Basics”, Vivat, “Who is this?”, “Dots”, “A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-GA”, “Stiletto and Stylus” and Creative Women Publishing.
On August 28, a warehouse in Kyiv burned down, where books from the Kharkiv publishing house Vivat were stored. Two other warehouses of partners were also damaged. This was reported by the general director and co-owner of the publishing house Yulia Orlova. According to her, the publishing house relocated some of the books in advance so as not to store the entire circulation in one place. Some of the publications were transported to Lviv and dist…
Warehouse Holding Vivat and Readeat Books Burns Down During Russian Attack Near Kyiv
A warehouse storing thousands of books from major Ukrainian publishers and retailers burned down in Sviatopetrivske, Kyiv region, as an aftermath of Russian attack, according to Ukrainian publisher Vivat. We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field. DONATE NOW The warehouse was located at a Nova Poshta facility in Sviatopetrivske and contained books belonging to Vivat as well as products stored by its partners…
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