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KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS: DAMAGE TO UKRAINE’S INFRASTRUCTURE FROM RUSSIA’S MILITARY ACTIONS ALREADY EXCEEDS $80 BILLION

11 April , 2022  

As of April 11, 2022, the KSE Institute estimated damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure from the war in the country at $80.4 billion, or UAH 2.4 trillion, while over the past week, the estimate of losses increased by $12.2 billion, according to a press release. analytical division of the Kiev School of Economics (KSE) KSE Institute.
“Over the past week, direct losses to the Ukrainian economy due to destruction and damage to civilian and military infrastructure, documented in public sources, have increased by $12.2 billion. As of April 11, the total amount of direct documented damage to infrastructure, based on public sources alone, has already reached $80.4 billion, or UAH 2.4 trillion,” the KSE Institute said, referring to data analysis within the framework of the Russia will pay project.
Most of all, the growth in the cost of infrastructure damage increased over the past week due to the destruction of residential real estate, including due to clarifications of previous destructions, analysts said. Also, the assessment of the damage caused by the loss of assets of enterprises has also increased.
In general, according to the general estimates of the Ministry of Economy and KSE, the losses of the economy due to the war, taking into account the direct losses calculated in this project, as well as indirect losses, such as a decrease in GDP, a halt in investment and an outflow of labor, range from $564 billion to $600 billion .
According to the release, during the 47 days of Russian aggression in Ukraine, at least 23,000 km of roads, 37,000 sq. m of housing stock, 319 kindergartens, 546 educational institutions, 205 medical institutions, 145 factories and enterprises. In addition, at least 54 administrative buildings, 277 bridges and bridge crossings, 10 military airfields, eight airports and two ports were damaged during the war. Also as of April 8, at least 74 religious buildings and 62 other cultural buildings have been damaged, destroyed or seized.
As reported, the Office of the President, the Ministry of Economics and the analytical center at the Kiev School of Economics KSE Institute launched the project “Russia will pay” – a portal to collect information about the destroyed objects in the country as a result of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
On a special website https://damaged.in.ua/ you can provide information about the damage caused as a result of the war against Ukraine. In the future, this information will be used by the Ukrainian government as evidence in international courts to compensate Russia for the damage caused.

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