The facility, located in Kharkiv, went up in flames following a combined Russian drone and missile assault, requiring firefighters to battle the massive blaze for hours.

Publisher condemns attack on culture

Ranok stated that the devastating loss is the single largest blow to Ukraine's publishing infrastructure since the outbreak of the full-scale war in 2022.

"The enemy is trying to burn out our education and culture," the publisher declared, with company director Viktor Kruglov emphasizing that the strike was a deliberate assault on Ukrainian heritage and learning.

This incident follows another recent attack last month that destroyed 800,000 books at a warehouse near Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities have consistently accused Moscow of deliberately targeting cultural and educational institutions throughout the conflict.