Over 11M Books Destroyed in Wildberries Drone Attacks
According to the Russian Book Union (RKS), the Association of Russian Publishers, and the Association of Book Distributors, more than 11 million books have burned on warehouses in Wildberries that were attacked by Ukraine.
Consensus
- More than 11 million books were destroyed due to drone attacks on Wildberries warehouses.
- The destroyed books include fiction, children's, and popular science literature.
- Among the lost titles are textbooks for the upcoming academic year (OGE and EGE prep materials).
- The attacks have affected the Russian book market significantly, with sales on Wildberries accounting for 30% of the market in monetary terms.
- Publishers have begun reprinting lost titles, including those from 'Eksmo-AST' and 'Rosman'.
- The attacks began in mid-July and continue into August.
- The Russian Book Union, Association of Publishers, and Association of Book Distributors jointly assessed the losses.
- The damage to Wildberries and sellers is estimated at 600–800 billion rubles.
- Some publishers have paused shipments to Wildberries, though the platform claims no mass departure of publishers.
Points of divergence
- The number of damaged logistics facilities exceeds 17% of Wildberries' declared infrastructure area, according to analyst Sergey Semko. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The attacks are attributed to the Ukrainian military (VСУ), and a drone strike damaged a wall in Tver Oblast on August 14. — novaya_eu
- A drone attack on August 7 caused a fire at a Wildberries logistics center in Yekaterinburg. — vm
- Ukrainian publishers reported that over 10 million books were destroyed in Russian attacks, including 8 million at a children's publisher in Kharkiv after an August 1 attack. — meduza
- The book 'If All Cats in the World Disappeared' and 'Gently to Yourself' were among the lost bestsellers. — thebell
- The latest attack targeted a warehouse in Bashkortostan, which did not store goods, according to Wildberries. — kommersant
Coverage (9 sources)
- More than 11 million books burned due to attacks on Wildberries. Among them are editions of books by Margarita Simonian and the novel '451 degrees...', — Бумага
- On Wildberries warehouses, more than 11 million books burned due to attacks by VU — Новая газета Европа
- Media: More than 11 million books burned due to attacks by Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wildberries warehouses — Вечерняя Москва
- On Wildberries warehouses after Ukrainian attacks burned more than 11 million books. Among them are textbooks, a run of the Constitution, as well as books of Simonian and Prilepin — Meduza
- More than 11 million books destroyed due to UAV attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wildberries warehouses, 'Vedomosti' reported, citing an industry assessment... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Over 11 million books burned in UAV strikes on Wildberries warehouses — Вести
- More than 11 million books burned at Wildberries warehouses — The Bell
- More than 11 million books burned in drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses — Коммерсантъ
- More than 11 million books burned on Wildberries warehouses under attacks by Armed Forces of Ukraine — Москва 24
Key entities
- Wildberries
- The Authorities
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Russia
- Book Distributors Association
- Book Publishers Association
- Russian Book Union
- Margarita Simonian
- Nadezhda Zhukova
- Moscow
- Media
- Ukraine
- RKS
- Zakhar Prilepin
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