Russian strike destroys Ukrainian board game publisher's warehouse
A Russian missile destroyed the main warehouse of Ukrainian board game publisher Rozum during a large-scale attack on Kyiv and surrounding Oblast, wiping out the company's entire inventory, the publisher said on Facebook on Aug. 3.
On August 3, Ukrainian board game publisher Rozum announced that their primary warehouse was destroyed in a Russian missile strike during an attack on Kyiv and surrounding regions. The attack, which took place overnight on July 31 and into August 1, resulted in the loss of over 200,000 board games, including popular titles such as CATAN, Exploding Kittens, and Who's on Top?.
The damage to the company's inventory was estimated at 25 million to 30 million hryvnias, equivalent to $600,000-$720,000. No warehouse employees were injured in the incident. Rozum, part of the Factor Group which includes Vivat, Faktor-Druk, and Factor Media, has been in operation for eight years. In response to the attack, the publisher expressed their intention to recover and encouraged support by purchasing available Rozum board games in stores across Ukraine.
The Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv overnight on July 31-August 1, targeting the country with 220 aerial weapons, including 27 ballistic missiles and 185 drones. Ukraine's Air Force reported that they intercepted one of the 27 ballistic missiles due to a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles. The attack resulted in five deaths and 33 injuries in Kyiv, with the Darnytskyi district suffering the most damage.
Additionally, a fire broke out at warehouse facilities in Kyiv Oblast's Bucha district, which was quickly extinguished by emergency crews.
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