{"id":26270,"date":"2026-08-02T14:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=26270"},"modified":"2026-08-02T14:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:44:38","slug":"sklad-ranku-harkiv-8-mln-knyzhok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/sklad-ranku-harkiv-8-mln-knyzhok\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia destroyed the \u00abRanka\u00bb warehouse in Kharkiv: 8 million books were burnt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On 1 August, Russian drones attacked warehouse premises in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, which were used by the publishing group RNK-Ranok and the \u00abKnygoLand\u00bb bookshop chain. According to Viktor Kruglov, chairman of the RNK-Ranok supervisory board, the facility was struck by two \u00abShahed\u00bb-type jet drones. The fire destroyed around 8 million books, including 600,000 school textbooks. Preliminary losses are estimated at approximately 1 billion hryvnias.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two jet-powered drones struck a single point on the book warehouse.<\/li>\n<li>The fire engulfed around 10,000 square metres of premises.<\/li>\n<li>An estimated 28,000 titles from various publishers have been destroyed.<\/li>\n<li>The lost print run included around 600,000 school textbooks.<\/li>\n<li>The company\u2019s staff have survived; KnigoLand has temporarily suspended online orders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A fire destroyed the stock of several publishing houses<\/h2>\n<p>According to <strong>Kruglova<\/strong>, two \u00abShahed\u00bb-type jet-powered drones struck a single location where Ukrainian books and textbooks were being stored. A massive fire broke out following the strikes. Due to the extremely high temperatures, it was impossible to enter the building for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>The warehouse held stock not only from \u00abRanok\u00bb, but also from the publishers \u00abFabula\u00bb, \u00abGeorges\u00bb, \u00abOne More Page\u00bb, Readberry, Korali Books, Varvar and other companies. The premises also served as a distribution centre for \u00abKnygoLand\u00bb, which is why the chain temporarily suspended the acceptance of orders via its online shop.<\/p>\n<h2>The plan is to print the textbooks first and foremost<\/h2>\n<p>Among the destroyed stock were around 600,000 school textbooks, which were due to be delivered to schools in the near future. The publishing house plans to negotiate with printing houses to have them reprinted as a matter of priority.<\/p>\n<p>Delivery of textbooks for the 2026\/2027 academic year <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/suspilstvo\/navchalnyi-rik-2026-2027-kanikuly-daty\/\">academic year<\/a> It began in June, according to the Ministry of Education and Science. Under the current procedure, publishers themselves are responsible for delivering printed copies to schools and reserve stocks. Therefore, the loss of the warehouse may require changes to logistics, the use of reserves or urgent reprints.<\/p>\n<p>It will not be possible to fully restore the product range quickly: according to the publisher\u2019s estimates, reprinting tens of thousands of titles could take over a year. The preliminary assessment of losses covers books, equipment and warehouse infrastructure; this may be revised following an inspection and stock-take.<\/p>\n<h2>The blow comes on top of the market\u2019s previous losses<\/h2>\n<p>In July, Russian attacks had already destroyed the central warehouse of BookChef\u2019s logistics partner, where hundreds of thousands of books were stored, whilst the publishing house \u00abKnygolav\u00bb lost around 250,000 copies following a strike on another warehouse. According to the Ukrainian Book Institute, the industry\u2019s total losses from the attacks in July exceeded 1.5 million copies.<\/p>\n<p>The current destruction of the distribution centre could put further pressure not only on printing, but also on the storage, collation and delivery of books across the country. Even with digital files available, restocking will depend on the capacity of printing works, funding, paper supplies and new logistics arrangements.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian drones destroyed the \u00abRanku\u00bb and \u00abKnygoLand\u00bb warehouses in Kharkiv. 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