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60,000 Books Destroyed as Russian Drone Hits Warehouse Serving Ukrainian Publishers
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Over 60,000 books stored in a Kyiv region facility were destroyed following attack by a Russian drone on August 28.
The drone hit a sorting center operated by Nova Poshta, completely burning down the warehouse space housing stock for several prominent Ukrainian publishers and online booksellers, according to Deutsche Welle.
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Dmytro Feliksov, founder of the Readeat bookstore chain, stated that the facility held stock for his network alongside several other Ukrainian publishers.
He noted that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is systematically targeting the domestic publishing and book distribution industry, transforming warehouses, books, and printing houses into ash. Feliksov urged state authorities to enact specific support measures for the book publishing sector.
Feliksov told Suspilne Culture that more than 60,000 copies were destroyed, with preliminary business losses exceeding 23 million UAH ($560,000). He confirmed that nothing could be saved as everything burned down entirely. Consequently, Readeat suspended physical book shipments to customers for the day.
Online retailer book.ua reported that its entire inventory of printed books was stored at the destroyed facility. While physical storefronts remain open, online orders have been temporarily paused to allow the company to evaluate damage, as initial reports indicate most of the stock was damaged or destroyed.
Osnovy Publishing confirmed its inventory was stored at the affected warehouse, though fulfillment continues using a backup storage site.
Vivat lost its latest releases and titles by Ukrainian authors, putting its participation in the "Book Country " festival in question, according to co-founder Yuliya Orlova.
Ivan Malkovych, director of A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA, announced that order dispatches will experience delays due to the loss of the distribution point. Additional affected businesses include publishing houses Khto Tse?, Uroboros, Krapky, Stylet i Stylos, Creative Women Publishing, and the online bookstore Arfa.
A Russian drone strike on August 2, 2026, targeted a shared warehouse in Kharkiv used by the Ranok publishing house and the main distribution center of the KnygoLand bookstore chain.
The facility held over 27 textbook titles—covering subjects including French, German, world history, the history of Ukraine, art, law, physics, chemistry, and English—that were scheduled to begin shipping to schools on August 3.
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