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Copies of charred books lie among retail stalls at the book market near Pochaina metro station, where a large-scale fire broke out following an overnight Russian ballistic missile attack, 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, more than 8 million books have been destroyed in attacks on warehouses belonging to the Ranok and KnyhoLand publishing companies