othermedium impact04/09/2026, 15:49:42Confidence 68/100
Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses destroyed 15 million books, Russian officials say
Vladimir Grigoriev, director of the Periodicals and Book Industry Support Department at the Digital Development Ministry, said drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses have cost Russia’s book industry 6 billion rubles, according to the Russian business daily Kommersant.
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Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses destroyed 15 million books, according to Russian officials.
Attributed to: Russian officials
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The Russian book industry has incurred a loss of 6 billion rubles due to the drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses, according to Vladimir Grigoriev.
Attributed to: Vladimir Grigoriev, director of the Periodicals and Book Industry Support Department at the Digital Development Ministry
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- —Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses destroyed 15 million books, according to Russian officials.
- —The Russian book industry has incurred a loss of 6 billion rubles due to the drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses, according to Vladimir Grigoriev, director of the Periodicals and Book Industry Support Department at the Digital Development Ministry.
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If the Russian officials' account is accurate, drone attacks have caused major losses to Russian distribution and storage infrastructure, notably impacting the publishing supply…