Millions of burnt books show how ‘war of endurance’ is hurting Ukraine

Viktor Kruhlov, director of Ranok, one of Ukraine’s largest children’s publishers, struggled to hold back tears as he watched pile after pile of his books turn to ash. “It’s a terrible sight to see books burning,” he said. A Russian drone strike on Ranok’s warehouse in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on August 1 destroyed […]