{
  "id": 1501195,
  "title": "Russian strike on Kyiv book market: 'An attempt to annihilate Ukrainian identity'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T15:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260817-russian-strike-on-kyiv-book-market-an-attempt-to-annihilate-ukrainian-identity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe strike also damaged churches and other key cultural sites.\n\nNo other details about the strike or its aftermath are available from the reports.",
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  "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."
}