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Gavin Blackburn

As Russian strikes destroy millions of books, Ukraine's literary future hangs in the balance

Ukraine’s publishing industry is facing its worst crisis yet, driven by targeted Russian attacks, part of a broader culture war in which nearly 5,000 cathedrals, churches, museums, theatres and other cultural sites have been destroyed or damaged and 35,000 art objects looted.

More than 13 million books, a third of the country’s annual print run, were destroyed in two months this summer, causing at least $39.3 million (€34.2 million) in damage, the Ministry of Culture said.

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