Key points
- On the night of August 16, Russia attacked the book market in Kyiv near the ‘Pochaina’ metro station.
- Several rows of the trading pavilion were burned down, and many neighboring shops had their windows damaged.
- Not only bookstores but also shops selling textiles, decorations, clothing, and footwear were affected.
- On the same night, Kyiv was hit by ballistic missiles – fires were reported in the Obolonskyi and Holosiivskyi districts.
On the night of August 16, Russia attacked the book market in Kyiv near the ‘Pochaina’ metro station. As a result of the strike, three people were injured.
Several rows of the trading pavilion were burned down, and many neighboring shops had their windows damaged. Not only bookstores but also shops selling textiles, decorations, clothing, and footwear were affected.
The owner of a bookstore, Natalia, commented to hromadske that she lost all her property, including a batch of foreign language textbooks that she was preparing for the start of the school year.
Another seller, Alina, whose store was completely burned down, estimates her losses at over a million hryvnias. She was selling medical literature – one book could cost up to 5,000 hryvnias, and she had a stock of publications. The woman is looking for a way to receive compensation.
On the same night, Kyiv came under a ballistic missile attack. In the Obolonskyi district, debris fell and fires were reported at two addresses, including several cars, and in the Holosiivskyi district, a fire broke out on the territory of a non-residential building.
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