{
  "id": 1273121,
  "title": "Kyiv’s largest book market hit by Russian missiles for a second time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kyivs-largest-book-market-hit-by-russian-missiles-for-a-second-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:42:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/16/russian-attack-pochaina-book-market/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kyiv's largest book market, the Pochaina book market in Obolonskyi district, suffered extensive damage from Russian missiles for the second time on August 16. Several rows of stalls were burned, with the strike adding to the growing losses faced by Ukraine's book industry as Russian strikes continue to target printing houses, markets, and millions of books. This is at least the third fire to damage the market since mid-June. The market, a cultural institution and job provider, has been a target of Russia's war against Ukraine, alongside numerous other publishing houses, printing plants, warehouses, libraries, bookshops, and markets across the country.",
  "summary": "Several rows burned at the Kyiv landmark, extending losses from Russian strikes across Ukraine’s booksellers and publishers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}