Russia caused damage to Ukraine for almost $144 billion
The total amount of damage caused by Russia to Ukraine’s infrastructure during the full-scale war has increased by another $6 billion and is now estimated at $143.8 billion (at replacement cost), according to experts from the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).
According to the report, the amount of damage from the destruction of housing stock remains at the level of $53.6 billion. In total, over 150,000 residential buildings, including private, multi-apartment buildings and dormitories, were damaged or destroyed.
Damages of infrastructure facilities are estimated at $36.2 billion. During this time, more than 25,000 kilometers of state and local roads, as well as 344 bridges and overpasses were destroyed or damaged. In the new calculations, the amount of damage caused to the forests of Ukraine has been added for the first time. According to the results of the first year of the full-scale war, the damage amounts to $4.5 billion.
