{
  "id": 1455198,
  "title": "Russian missile strikes level offices and warehouses of major Ukrainian book publishers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/russian-missile-strikes-level-offices-and-warehouses-of-major",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/russian-missiles-level-ukrainian-publishing-hubs-during-overnight-blitz-on-kyiv-50633247.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the night of August 16, Russian ballistic missiles struck the offices and warehouses of two major Ukrainian book publishers, Nash Format and Laboratory, in Kyiv. Nash Format's statement indicated that the attack destroyed parts of several office walls, damaged ceilings, and scattered or destroyed furniture, though no employees were injured. The company urged support by purchasing their books instead of launching a separate fundraiser for restoration. Laboratory's founder, Anton Martynov, reported that the strike damaged their office and warehouse near the Pochaina metro station and a nearby book market. The company will experience delayed shipments as they continue to fulfill orders from unaffected regional hubs. The attack on the Pochaina book market destroyed multiple rows of bookseller stalls and incinerated vendors' inventories, severely impacting the culturally significant landmark.",
  "summary": "Russian ballistic missiles destroyed the offices and warehouses of two prominent Ukrainian book publishers, Nash Format and Laboratory, during an overnight attack on Kyiv on August 16, according to the companies.\n\nIn a separate incident, a Ukrainian missile strike killed six people and injured four others, including a 14-year-old child, in the village of Koloskovo, in Russia's Belgorod region, on August 16. The village is about 15 kilometres from Ukraine's border, according to Belgorod's acting governor Alexander Shuvaev.\n\nThe incidents are part of ongoing missile and drone strikes between Russia and Ukraine, which have resulted in significant civilian casualties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia’s Belgorod region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ukrainian-strikes-kill-six-in-russias-belgorod-region",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "A Russian drone knocked out an evacuation robot, so a Ukrainian commander drove into the kill zone in a pickup to save two wounded soldiers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/a-russian-drone-knocked-out-an-evacuation-robot-so-a-ukrainian",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:34:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian drone strike damages Togo-flagged ship in Odesa Oblast, injuring four",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/russian-drone-strike-damages-togo-flagged-ship-in-odesa-oblast",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "The Ukrainian social media channels tracking Russian missiles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/the-ukrainian-social-media-channels-tracking-russian-missiles",
        "published": "2026-08-17T08:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}