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Smoke rises over a book market near Pochaina metro station as rescuers extinguish remaining pockets of fire among market stalls after a large-scale blaze caused by an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack was brought under control, Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 16, 2026. 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