Ukraine
USA: Russia’s war costs amount to 211 billion
A Russian soldier patrols a destroyed area of the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Plant. photo
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Kremlin leader Putin ordered a large-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago. How much has Russia spent on the invasion since then? An estimate.
Russia is responsible for its war against Ukraine likely spent up to $211 billion, according to Washington. The sum includes direct financial costs for equipping, deploying and sustaining Russian military operations in Ukraine, a senior US Defense Department official said on Friday. Arms deals lost as a result of the war have so far cost Russia ten billion dollars.
According to information, at least 315,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the fighting in Ukraine. US Vice President Kamala Harris also mentioned this number in her speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. In terms of lost economic growth, the war costs Russia $1.3 trillion compared to previously expected economic growth by 2026.
Kremlin boss Putin ordered a large-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago, on February 24, 2022, to bring the neighboring country under Russian control. Ukraine is defending itself as best it can and is dependent on arms and financial aid from European states, the USA and other democratic countries around the world.