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 Putin’s War on Ukrainian Memory By Richard Ovenden i The Atlantics

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/04/russia-war-ukraine-occupation-libraries-archives/673813/

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According to the Ukrainian Library Association, three national and state libraries, including the National Scientific Medical Library of Ukraine, as well as some 25 university libraries, have been severely damaged or destroyed. The most shocking statistics relate to public libraries: 47 have been completely destroyed beyond repair; another 158 are badly damaged and in need of repair; and a further 276 have received less serious damage.

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Russians target Ukrainian publishing industry, libraries, books, archives som Voice of America publicerat

https://www.voanews.com/a/russians-target-ukrainian-publishing-industry-libraries-books-archives-/7643318.html

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According to the Ukrainian Book Institute, Russian strikes and other aggressive actions have destroyed 174 libraries and almost 2 million books.

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In their recent assessment of potential damage to sites in Ukraine from the beginning of the invasion through April 30, 2024, Katharyn Hanson, head of research at the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, told VOA that they concluded that up to 143 sites identified as libraries or archives have been potentially damaged.

Den troliga siffran är nog snarare under  än över 800

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