Cost of war. Single massive Russian strike on Ukraine – $361 million
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Getty Images)
It has become known that a single massive Russian strike on Ukraine on the night of December 7 cost the Kremlin $361 million, according to the Telegram channel of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine.
The massive Russian strike on Ukraine on the night of December 7 was not only another act of terror and destruction of civilian infrastructure but also a clear indicator of the Kremlin’s true priorities.
According to experts’ estimates, in just a few hours, weapons with a total value of around $361 million were launched over Ukrainian skies.
Russia attacked Ukraine with:
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653 kamikaze drones – about $15.5 million;
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3 Kinzhal missiles – approximately $36 million;
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34 cruise missiles – around $254 million;
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14 Iskander-M missiles – roughly $56 million.
This money was spent in an attempt to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure and terrorize the civilian population, instead of being invested in improving the lives of people living in poverty, without adequate heating, healthcare, or infrastructure.
What Russia could have done with this money for its own citizens:
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Provided drinking water to tens of thousands of people by building up to 120 water treatment plants;
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Replaced over 1,000 km of worn-out heating networks that break down every winter across the country;
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Provided new housing for 15,000 families living in unsafe buildings;
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Built 6 modern district hospitals with critical medical equipment;
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Constructed over 100 schools and kindergartens in remote regions, where children currently study in semi-destroyed facilities.
The most authoritative sources estimate that Russia has already spent between $167 billion and over $200 billion on the war in Ukraine – and this figure continues to grow daily.
Russian forces have shifted to a new tactic of terror against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure. Targets of these attacks now include facilities that were previously considered "untouchable" due to their critical role in supporting civilian life.
For example, in Dnipro, during the Russian attack on December 5–6, a warehouse of the Med-Service pharmacy network was destroyed, where medicines for millions of people across Ukraine were stored. Regarding this attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Russian regime has sunk too low.
