Book Chamber of Ukraine
The Book Chamber of Ukraine is a state institution serving as the country's national bibliographic agency and scholarly library. It is responsible for the state registration of printed publications, maintaining bibliographic records, and keeping the mandatory copies of printed works. Based in Kyiv, it operates as a central sectoral research institution in the field of book studies and bibliography.
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Russia launches massive combined strike on Kyiv overnight, killing one and damaging metro, shopping centre and energy infrastructure
On the night of 18–19 October, Russia struck Ukraine with Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, Iskander-K cruise missiles and 269 strike drones, including 59 jet-powered Shaheds. Kyiv was hit by two waves of ballistic strikes at around 23:00 and 03:00, killing a 21-year-old woman and damaging residential buildings, a medical facility, an educational institution, a metro station and the Cosmo Multimall shopping centre. Ukrainian officials say the first wave arrived without partner warning; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he did not know exactly what happened.