Russian Strike on Kyiv Book Market: 'An Attempt to Annihilate Ukrainian Identity'
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The Bombing of the Book Market Is yet Another Proof that Russia Is Out to Destroy Ukrainian Culture.
During the Russian rocket attack on Kiev, the book market between Podil and Obolon was destroyed on the weekend. It was one of the last places in Ukraine where you could buy Russian-language literature.
The "warehouse war" that has been between Kiev and Moscow since July is now massively aimed at publishing houses. The Ukrainian authorities denounce a "cultural genocide" and recall the Tsarist bans of the 19th century.All the capital knows it: Petrivka, the book market at the exit of the Pochaina metro. Stuck between a railway and an urban highway, the place attracts curious people, especially on the weekend, in search of recent or old works, c…
Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity'
A central book market in Kyiv was hit by a Russian strike on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze, describes the strikes as an attack on "Ukrainian culture, the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian identity.” She says that “since the beginning of the summer, Russia has already destroyed millions of books” in strikes, while churches and other key cultural sites have also been targeted in what she describes as an attempt to w…
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military-stuff.orgRussian attack on Kyiv sets book market on fire
Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on Kyiv early on Sunday (August 16), sparking a major fire at the capital's book market among others, and injuring at least three people, the region's authorities said.
Russian overnight strikes hit Kyiv markets and industries, kill one in Kryvyi Rih
A nighttime Russian strike severely damaged the largest book market in Kyiv, Petrovka, located near the Pochaina metro station in the Obolon district. Nearly all of the market’s stalls were destroyed by fire. In the early hours of Sunday, August 16, Russian forces targeted Kyiv, Kremenchuk, and Kryvyi Rih, launching Oniks anti-ship missiles, Iskander-M, S-400 and KN-23 ballistic missiles, Kh-59 and Kh-69 guided air missiles, as well as 106 attac…
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