Russian missile strikes on a Kyiv printing press destroyed 12 million books, including 1.3 million school textbooks, crippling preparations for Ukraine's new academic year.
1.3 million textbooks were being prepared for distribution
Aug 31, 2026
04:09 pm
What's the storyRussian missile strikes have destroyed a printing press in Kyiv, Ukraine, just days before the new school year begins.
The attack has rendered 1.3 million textbooks, which were being prepared for distribution, useless.
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