The United States will provide Ukraine with assistance in the printing of more than three million textbooks for elementary school students, Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Adviser, announced.
“Russia is waging a war not just against the Ukrainian military, but also against the Ukrainian people,” said Sullivan in a statement. “On May 23, 2024, a Russian strike destroyed the Faktur-Druk printing house in Kharkiv, one of the largest printing houses in Europe.”
“This is part of Russia’s ongoing destruction of printing houses in Kharkiv and elsewhere in Ukraine. Kharkiv’s printing houses produce a significant percentage of all books in Ukraine, including textbooks for Ukrainian children. By striking these printing houses, Russia is attacking Ukraine’s education system. We will not let Russia succeed,” Sullivan said.
The textbooks will be produced in Ukraine and delivered to more than 12,000 schools across the country through the United States Agency For International Development (USAID).