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A man wearing a gas mask stands near market stalls at a book market by Pochaina metro station that were completely gutted by fire following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack, Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. The attack sparked a large-scale fire that destroyed several rows of market stalls and vendors’ property. The strike was part of Russia’s systematic campaign to destroy Ukraine’s book infrastructure. Since the beginning of August alone, attacks on warehouses belonging to the Ranok and KnyhoLand publishing houses have destroyed more than 8 million books