Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity'
A central book market in Kyiv was hit by a Russian strike on Sunday. FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze, describes the strikes as an attack on "Ukrainian culture, the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian identity.” She says that “since the beginning of the summer, Russia has already destroyed millions of books” in strikes, while churches and other key cultural sites have also been…
A Russian strike hit a central book market in Kyiv on Sunday. According to France 24, the strike is seen as an attack on Ukrainian culture, language, and identity. The correspondent described it as an attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity. Since the beginning of summer, Russia has destroyed millions of books in strikes.
The strike also damaged churches and other key cultural sites.
No other details about the strike or its aftermath are available from the reports.
Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, New Voice of Ukraine, The Insider — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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