Hundreds of millions wasted: What Russia paid for its Feb. 3 missile attack on Ukraine
Photo: Russia attacked Ukraine's energy sector again (Getty Images)
On the night of Tuesday, February 3, Russia carried out another massive combined strike on Ukraine's energy facilities. It cost Russia more than $324 million, according to Ukraine's Defense Intelligence.
In total, Russia used 562 air attack weapons, including Iskander and RM-48U ballistic missiles, hypersonic 3M22 Zircon and 3M55 Onyx missiles, Kh-101, 9M728 Iskander-K and Kh-32 cruise missiles.
Russians also launched Geran and Garpiya drones, as well as Gerbera drone simulators.
The cost of the weapons Russia used amounted to $324.8 million, which is $190 million more than the cost of the massive attack on January 20.
“Instead of improving living conditions and developing infrastructure in its own regions, the Kremlin spent these funds on strikes against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure,” the statement said.
79.2% of Russia's resources were wasted, as Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed 450 air targets.
Massive attack on Ukraine on February 3
On the night of Tuesday, February 3, Russia launched a massive strike on thermal power plants and stations that provided heating to Ukrainian cities. The Russians struck eight regions in waves, using everything from drones and ballistic missiles to cruise missiles.
Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Pavlohrad, Zaporizhzhia, and some areas in those regions were under fire all night. In the morning, the enemy fired cruise missiles toward the Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions.
According to the Air Force, Russia used a large number of ballistic missiles, which complicated the work of air defense.
After the attack, the Russian Ministry of Defense cynically admitted to striking Ukraine's energy infrastructure at the peak of the cold spell.
