Russian drone hits Ukrainian book warehouse, halting order shipments

August 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM2 min

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A Russian Shahed drone struck a book warehouse in Ukraine, according to Readeat and BookTicket founder Dmitry Feliksov. Order shipments were temporarily halted as a result of the strike. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

Key Facts

A Russian Shahed drone directly hit a warehouse storing book products, according to Readeat and BookTicket founder Dmitry Feliksov.
Order shipments were temporarily halted following the strike.
In July 2026, a strike on the Denka Logistics warehouse destroyed about 800,000 books from BookChef.
On the night of July 19, a warehouse of the Knygolav publishing house was destroyed, with about 250,000 books lost.
On August 1, Russian shelling in Kharkiv damaged warehouses of the Ranok publishing house, destroying a large number of textbooks.

The Warehouse Strike

A Russian Shahed drone hit a warehouse containing book products in Ukraine, according to Readeat and BookTicket founder Dmitry Feliksov. The strike temporarily halted order shipments from the affected facility. The full extent of the damage is still being clarified.

Previous Attacks on Publishing

Russian attacks have repeatedly damaged Ukrainian printing houses, warehouses, and bookstores in recent years. In July 2026, a strike on the Denka Logistics warehouse destroyed about 800,000 books from BookChef. On the night of July 19, a warehouse of the Knygolav publishing house was destroyed, with about 250,000 books lost. On August 1, Russian shelling in Kharkiv damaged warehouses of the Ranok publishing house, destroying a large number of textbooks. On August 5, another strike on the Denka Logistics center destroyed more than 100,000 BookChef books.

Industry Losses

On August 16, offices and warehouses of Nash Format, Laboratoria, BookChef, and other companies were damaged in Kyiv. In July and August 2026 alone, Ukraine may have lost more than 10 million books, roughly a third of annual output. The strikes also destroyed about 1.2 million new textbooks.