Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Russia has systematically targeted Ukraine’s book infrastructure — publishing house offices, bookstores, printing facilities, and warehouses.

In just July and August 2026, Ukraine’s publishing industry lost a significant part of its capacity and around 13 million copies of books.

Following the destruction of the Konvi printing facility on 19 July, finished print runs and book materials belonging to the publishers Ranok, Hramota, Litera LTD, Linguist, Knyholav, Laboratoria, Artbooks, ASSA, Kalamár, Atena, Aston, BookChef, MISON, Vyshcha Shkola, Medytsyna, Apriori, Old Lion Publishing House, and Urbino were lost. That same night, a Russian strike hit the Knyholav publishing house’s warehouse, destroying 250,000 books.

On 1 August, a Russian attack on the warehouses of the RNK-Ranok publishing corporation in Kharkiv destroyed an amount of book production equivalent to approximately 30% of the industry’s annual output. School textbooks for primary and secondary education were destroyed, along with books from numerous publishers that were stored at the KnyhoLand warehouse.

Some publishers have been targeted repeatedly. On 2 July, a Russian strike destroyed BookChef’s main warehouse, which held around 800,000 books. On 5 August, another attack destroyed more than 100,000 additional books at the publisher’s reserve warehouse.

For publishers, the consequences of these attacks may be critical, with some companies already facing the risk of financial collapse.

How to support the Ukrainian publishing industry:

• Cease cooperation with Russian entities;
• Raise awareness about Russian crimes against Ukraine, particularly those targeting our cultural heritage;
• Support Ukrainian Publishers;
• Cooperate with Ukrainian Publishers;
• Donate to medical charities supporting those affected by the Russian war in Ukraine;
• Donate to the Ukrainian army.

Bank Account Details to Support Ukrainian Publishers

The Charity Community Foundation “TOLOKA”, established within the Ukrainian Publishers Association (UPA), is raising funds to support Ukrainian book publishers affected by the consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The funds will be used as grants to buy books for libraries and public spaces.

International supporters can contribute through the following bank accounts.

Donate in EUR
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION «CHARITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF KHARKIV «TOLOKA»
IBAN: UA613052990000026003025910517
Name of the bank: JSC CB «PRIVATBANK», 1D HRUSHEVSKOHO STR., KYIV, 01001, UKRAINE
Bank SWIFT Code: PBANUA2X
Company address: UA 61002, 106A Sumska str., Kharkiv

Donate in USD
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION «CHARITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF KHARKIV «TOLOKA»
IBAN UA163052990000026005035921077
Name of the bank: JSC CB «PRIVATBANK», 1D HRUSHEVSKOHO STR., KYIV, 01001, UKRAINE
Bank SWIFT Code: PBANUA2X
Company address: UA 61002, 106A Sumska str., Kharkiv

Payment purpose: Support for Ukrainian book publishers