A Russian drone attacked a warehouse in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, destroying approximately 2,000 picture books translated and printed with donations from Japanese companies. The books included a work written by Empress Emerita Michiko.
It was learned that a Russian drone attacked a publisher's warehouse in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on the 1st, destroying picture books translated into Ukrainian and printed with donations from Japanese companies. A total of 5 titles were affected, and approximately 2,000 or more copies were reportedly destroyed by fire.
The publisher, Ranok, disclosed the information to Kyodo News. The picture books included Japanese-language translations and were scheduled to be distributed locally through donations from Japan.
One of the works related to the Japanese Imperial Family was 『My First Mountain Climb』, written by Empress Emerita Michiko, which was also among those affected.