25-09-2026 11:01 via nytimes.com

Russian Attacks Destroy Ukrainian Books

Our reporter Kim Barker goes inside a storied Kyiv book market that was hit by an air strike. Russian attacks have damaged millions of books in Ukraine in the last few months.

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