In 2026, Russian attacks destroyed Ukrainian book warehouses, printing houses and publishing offices. The Ukrainian Book Institute estimates the industry’s losses in July and August alone at approximately 13 million copies.[1] Below — are the affected publishers and books on management, processes, finance, sales, strategy and business development that can currently be ordered or pre-ordered directly from the publisher.
RNK-Ranok and «Фабула»
On 1 August, a Russian attack caused a large-scale fire at RNK-Ranok’s automated logistics centre in Kharkiv. The corporation reported a preliminary loss of 8 million copies, including 600,000 school textbooks. The warehouse held products from «Ранок», «Фабула», READBERRY, Korali Books, «КнигоЛенд» and other companies in the group.[2]
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«Lean Thinking. Eliminate Waste and Ensure Prosperity for Your Company» About lean management: how to identify waste in processes, reduce unnecessary operations and organise work around value for the customer. Status: In stock. |
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«Out of Control. What Should You Know About Business Processes?» About describing, organising and changing business processes. Useful for an owner who wants to distribute responsibilities and make recurring operations clear to the team. Status: In stock. |
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«Strategy That Works» About the connection between a company’s strategy and its execution. The authors explain how to align capabilities, products, resources and everyday decisions with the chosen direction of development. Status: In stock. |
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«The Agile Leader’s Toolkit» A practical book about a manager’s work with autonomous teams, responsibility, feedback and organisational change. Status: In stock. |
BookChef
BookChef suffered several losses during the summer. On 2 July, around 800,000 books burned at the central warehouse of its logistics partner Denka Logistics. On 5 August, a reserve warehouse was destroyed, where the publisher lost another approximately 100,000 copies. On 16 August, a Russian attack damaged the BookChef office and part of its warehouse premises.[3][4]
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«RESET. How to Change What Isn’t Working» About organisational change: how to identify a problem, determine leverage points, reallocate resources and verify the result. Status: In stock. |
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«Wealthy Clients. How to Meet, Communicate and Negotiate with Affluent People to Close High-Value Deals» About sales in the high-price segment: finding clients, communication, negotiations, trust and working with large deals. Status: Pre-order, expected on 27 October 2026. |
#книголав
On the night before 19 July, a Russian attack destroyed the #книголав publishing house’s warehouse. The publisher reported the loss of almost 250,000 books. No employees were injured.[5]
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«Extreme Ownership. Leadership Lessons from Navy SEALs» About a leader’s responsibility for goals, priorities, planning and team interaction. Status: In stock. |
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«How to Stuff a Viper with Lard. A Recipe for Building a Business on Creativity» Ukrainian practical experience covering a business model, target audience, budget, team, communication, partnerships and crisis situations. Status: In stock. |
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«Blockbusters. How to Take Risks and Create Global Hits» A Harvard Business School study of big-bet strategy, marketing and the economics of products in media, sports and creative industries. Status: In stock. |
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«The Samurai Brand. A Book About a Person’s Path in Branding and PR as a Way of Life» About personal branding, reputation, communications and the daily work of a person who represents a business publicly. Status: Pre-order, release planned for September 2026. |
«Наш Формат»
On 16 August, a Russian attack on Kyiv damaged the «Наш Формат» office near Pochaina: parts of the walls, ceiling and furniture were damaged. No employees were injured. The publisher did not open a separate fundraiser for restoration and suggested supporting it by purchasing books.[6]
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«Testing Business Ideas. From Hypotheses to Scaling» For launching a new product, service or business direction. The book provides a system of experiments for testing assumptions before making major investments. Status: In stock. |
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«The Toyota Way. 14 Management Principles of a Leading Global Company» About standardisation, continuous improvement, developing people and finding the causes of operational problems. Status: In stock. |
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«The Advantage. Why Success Starts with Organizational Health» About organisational clarity, the work of the leadership team, shared priorities and corporate culture. Status: In stock. |
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«Hunting for Attention. How to Actually Build a Brand and Increase Sales in the New World of Social Media» About modern communication channels, the distribution of audience attention and the connection between content and sales. Status: In stock. |
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«Sales Fundamentals. Effective Communication with Customers» About the stages of a sale, customer needs, presenting an offer, handling objections and building a sales department. Status: In stock. |
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«Key Management Indicators. 100+ Financial Ratios for Effective Company Management» A reference book for managers on financial ratios, reporting, business valuation, investment and management decisions. Status: In stock. |
«Лабораторія»
On 19 July, print runs and materials belonging to «Лабораторія» were among the products affected when the Kyiv printing house «Конві» was destroyed. On 16 August, a Russian attack damaged the publisher’s office and part of its warehouse premises near Pochaina.[1][6]
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«Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick. People, Probabilities and Winning Decisions» About corporate strategy, probabilities and management biases. It helps turn strategic discussion into work with data and concrete choices. Status: In stock. |
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«The Cold Start Problem. How to Launch and Scale Network Effects» For platforms and digital products. The author examines how to launch the first sustainable user network, scale it and preserve the network effect. Status: In stock. |
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«Objectives and Key Results. How to Ensure Focus, Alignment and Engagement with OKRs» A practical guide to OKRs: setting goals, measurable results, aligning teams and regularly reviewing progress. Status: In stock. |
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«Strategising Under Uncertainty» About building strategy, development scenarios and making decisions when future market parameters cannot be fixed in advance. Status: In stock. |
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«The Lean Entrepreneur’s Handbook. How to Innovate Using MVP and Rapid Feedback» About finding product-market fit, MVPs, testing hypotheses and developing a product through user feedback. Status: In stock. |
Vivat
On 28 August, during a Russian attack, a Nova Poshta warehouse in Kyiv burned down. It stored books belonging to Vivat, Readeat, Book.ua and other publishers and partners. Vivat reported that it had previously moved part of its print runs to Lviv and its bookstores, so sales continued. At the time of the announcement, the number of destroyed and damaged books was still being calculated.[7]
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«The Art of Systems Thinking. Solving Problems from the Personal to the Global Scale» About complex systems, stocks, delays, feedback loops and the unintended consequences of decisions. Useful for analysing processes and interdependencies in business. Status: In stock. |
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«Clockwork. Build Your Business to Manage Yourself» About delegation, roles and processes that reduce the dependence of a company’s daily operations on the owner’s constant involvement. Status: In stock. |
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«The Leadership Journey. How CEOs Learn to Lead, Starting with Themselves» A 2026 book about how managers work with their own behaviour, management decisions and interactions with people. It is based on the experience of McKinsey & Company and executives of large companies. Status: In stock. |
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«Leaders Eat Last. How to Build a Dream Team» About trust, a leader’s responsibility and an environment in which a team can collaborate and take on difficult tasks. Status: In stock. |
«Віхола»
On 16 August, a Russian attack damaged «Віхола» warehouse premises where the publisher stored furniture for book islands. The team reported that these premises had already been damaged for the third time. On 28 August, «Віхола» books were also among the print runs affected after a strike on a logistics warehouse in Sviatopetrivske.[8][9]
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«Management Without Fuss. How Not to Drown in Operations» About a manager’s day-to-day work: hiring, setting goals, feedback, conflicts, motivation and delegation. Status: In stock. |
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«Finance for Owners and Managers» About financial indicators, planning, business valuation and the connection between financial data and management decisions. Status: In stock. |
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«The Art of Argument» About argumentation, preparing for difficult conversations, constructive criticism, logical errors and countering manipulation. Useful for negotiations and management discussions. Status: In stock. |
How to support publishers
If you need a book for yourself or for work, ordering directly from the publisher gives it a sale while it is rebuilding its stock. Pre-orders help the publisher see demand for a future print run. Companies can purchase such books for corporate libraries, management training and gifts for employees or partners.
Sources on attacks and losses
- Ukrainian Book Institute: support for the publishing community and data on industry losses.
- RNK-Ranok: official information about the strike on the logistics centre on 1 August 2026.
- BookChef: official statement on losses on 2 July and 5 August 2026.
- Interfax-Ukraine: damage to the BookChef office and warehouse premises on 16 August 2026.
- #книголав: official statement on the destruction of the warehouse on 19 July 2026.
- Interfax-Ukraine: damage to «Наш Формат» and «Лабораторія» on 16 August 2026.
- Vivat: official statement on the destruction of a warehouse containing books on 28 August 2026.
- Chytomo: consequences of the 16 August attack for «Віхола», «Ранок» and BookChef.
- Vechirnii Kyiv: publishers whose print runs were affected at the warehouse in Sviatopetrivske on 28 August 2026.
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