A Russian attack destroyed a printing plant in Kyiv and hundreds of thousands of textbooks
The Russian attack on Kyiv on the night of July 19 destroyed one of Ukraine’s largest printing plants—the “Konvi” Group. After being struck by a ballistic missile, the company lost its equipment, facilities, and nearly 250,000 finished textbooks that were supposed to be sent to schools.
No employees were injured, but the company suffered significant losses. The company stated that the strike has jeopardized part of the preparations for the new school year. A Russian missile struck the “Konvi” Group’s printing plant in Kyiv, where school textbooks and other publishing materials were being produced. “The night of July 19 was terrifying for Kyiv and devastating for the ‘Konvi’ Group’s printing plant—one of Ukraine’s largest enterprises that prints school textbooks. Fortunately, none of the employees were injured during the attack,” said the company’s commercial director, Viktoria Haidai.
According to her, the production facilities sustained significant damage after being hit by a missile. The roofs of the buildings were blown off, and some of the printing and bookbinding equipment was destroyed or damaged by water. The office spaces were completely gutted by fire. The finished educational materials suffered the most damage. As a result of the Russian strike, nearly 250,000 textbooks for 9th-grade students—which had already been prepared for shipment to schools—were destroyed.
Additionally, approximately 350,000 copies of published materials at various stages of production were damaged. Among them were textbooks for 4th grade. The attack affected orders from many Ukrainian publishers, including “Ranok,” “Gramota,” “Litera LTD,” “Lingvist,” “Knyholav,” “Laboratoriya,” “Artbooks,” “ASSA,” and others.
The company emphasized that the strike on the printing plant occurred on the eve of the new school year. “The enemy’s goal is clear—to insidiously disrupt the educational process in Ukraine and leave schoolchildren without books on the eve of September 1. They are waging war against our children’s education and Ukrainian culture,” stated Viktoria Haidai.
Despite the extensive damage, “Konvi” assured that it plans to resume operations. “But they won’t break us. We will stand firm and rebuild the printing plant so that we can continue to provide children with everything they need for their education,” added the company representative.
Experts are currently assessing the extent of the damage and working to resume production. The strike on the printing plant was yet another attack by Russia on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv. Viktoria Haidai, commercial director of “Konvi,” reported this on Facebook.
On the night of July 19, Russian troops launched a ballistic strike on Kyiv. One person was killed and eight others were injured as a result of the attack. Destruction and fires were reported in five districts of the capital.
Throughout the day on July 17, Russian forces launched strikes on Kharkiv and 29 other settlements in the Kharkiv region. Two people were killed and 18 others were injured in the shelling; among the victims were five children.
Throughout the day on July 17, the Chernihiv region came under attack from enemy drones. Fires broke out in several districts at once but have already been extinguished by Ukrainian rescue workers.
