Conflict● ElevatedSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 9:01 AM
Russian Attacks Destroy Millions of Books, the Heart of Ukrainian Culture
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT World · Eastern Europe
A publisher whose warehouse was hit twice said Moscow “thinks that books are more dangerous for them than military equipment.”
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