РФ damaged the premises of the Book Chamber in Kiev, under the threat of 15 million items of archival materials

About it "Детектору медіа" the Director of the Chamber Ольга Васьківська

According to her, at night two ballistic missiles fell near the building. The shock wave in the storages and the administrative premises blew out the windows.

"У нас все повипадало, всі вікна пошкоджені. Все поламане: скрізь скло, вибиті двері, пошкоджені стіни, падає вибита стеля", said Vaskovskaya.

She noted that the archives were under threat due to moisture, and there is nowhere to move the books.

"Треба терміново вставляти вікна, брати якісь двері, фанеру забивати, тому що книги набиратимуть вологу. Ще й дощ завтра може бути. Ну, загалом у нас катастрофа",

She said that none of the employees was injured. At the time of the impact in the room was a security guard, he was not injured.

Команда Книжкової of the Chamber is waiting for the police from the morning. Before the arrival of law enforcement officers, employees were told not to touch anything. Later, the accounting department will record losses.

In December 2025 and in January 2026, the Book Chamber building was already damaged due to Russian shelling, and 15 million pieces of archival materials were threatened.

• On the night of 19 October, Russia attacked Kiev and the region with missiles. As a result of the shelling, the "Чернігівська" metro station suffered damage. Two people were killed, there were injured and missing.