The Faktor Druk printing home in Kharkiv, closely broken by a Russian missile assault in 2024, has been totally restored, First Deputy Prime Minister and Financial system Minister Yulia Svyrydenko introduced on March 20.

Russian forces struck the printing facility on Could 23, killing seven individuals and injuring 21. The assault destroyed greater than 50,000 books and very important printing tools. Faktor Druk is a part of the Faktor Group, which incorporates Vivat, Ukraine's third-largest publishing home.

"A 12 months in the past, a Russian assault destroyed a printing home in Kharkiv. I keep in mind how Serhii Polituchyi (the printing plant's proprietor) introduced burnt kids's books — the identical ones my daughter reads — and it simply broke my coronary heart," Svyrydenko wrote on Fb.

The restoration of the power was financed by the Howard G. Buffett Basis, which stepped in following the assault to assist rebuild important infrastructure.

"Then we seemed for assist. Howard Buffett (U.S. philanthropist) was the primary to reply: 'We are going to rebuild.' And right this moment, right here is a photograph of the restored store," Svyrydenko added.

Faktor Druk is without doubt one of the largest full-cycle printing complexes in Europe.

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