Russian troops lost nearly $1 billion in military equipment during the occupation of Zmiinyi Island from February to June 2022

Russian troops lost nearly $1 billion in military equipment during the occupation of Zmiinyi Island from February to June 2022. The major part of this amount is the cruiser ‘Moscow,’ which cost $ 750 million, as reported by Forbes.

The Ukrainian military also destroyed eight Russian Thor, Panzer, and Strela anti-aircraft missile systems worth more than $ 100 million.

A new rescue tug ‘Vasyl Bekh’ worth $ 25 million, was sunk by anti-ship missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. A $ 20 million Serna landing craft also sank off the island.

In addition, the Ukrainian military destroyed at least one Mi-8 helicopter, shot down two Russian Raptor boats, and damaged many of the various radar equipment the Russians had installed on the island.

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