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Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year

Summary by BBC News
Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.

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Victoria Haidai surveys the damaged remains of a printing house that should have been busy producing textbooks ready for the new school year, the BBC reported on Monday (31.08.2026). The factory, on the outskirts of Kiev, was bombed overnight by a Russian missile, just as production was ramping up to supply […] The post Russian attacks destroy 12 million books ahead of start of new school year in Ukraine appeared first on Report Corruption! KALL…

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Kiev accuses Moscow of deliberately destroying its culture because it wants to erase Ukrainians as a nation and their identity.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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RUSSIAN attacks are systematically destroying Ukrainian printing houses, books and cultural heritage. 12 million books have been destroyed, and museums and the Kiev Pechersk Lavra are also being targeted, in an attempt to wipe out the nation.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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Russia launched missile attacks and drone strikes on printing plants, warehouses, book markets, as well as historical sites and cultural institutions across Ukraine, resulting in the destruction of over 12 million textbooks and general literature.

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Russia has hit printing and publishing houses across Ukraine in a series of recent attacks that have destroyed 12 million books, while also damaging other important symbols of Ukrainian history and culture. Local media reports that Russia has destroyed a third of all books printed in Ukraine this year. A factory on the outskirts of Kiev was hit overnight by a Russian missile as production had been ramped up to deliver 1.3 million books, equival…

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BBC News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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