“In total, this summer, 13m Ukrainian books have been destroyed by Russian missiles or drones […] he was sure his warehouse full of Ukrainian-language, Ukraine-produced books had been deliberately targeted. ‘It is nowhere near any military facilities and everyone knows it is a book warehouse’.”
theguardian.com
Incinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books
A Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks