Damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure has exceeded $151B.

Thursday, October 5, 2023
Damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure has exceeded $151B.

As of September 1, direct, documented damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure resulting from Russia’s full-scale invasion increased by $700M to $151.2B, according to a KSE report.

At the beginning of autumn, the largest share of the total direct losses is the loss of housing, with $55.9B. In total, 167,200 real estate objects were destroyed or damaged due to hostilities. In second and third place in terms of loss amount are the infrastructure and industry sectors, with $36.6B and $11.4B, respectively. 18 airports, civilian airfields, at least 344 bridges and overpasses, and more than 25,000 km of highways have been damaged since the beginning of the war.

Losses in the industrial sector total at least 426 large and medium-sized private enterprises and state-owned companies. The education sector suffered losses of $10.1B (+$400M). The total number of damaged and destroyed educational facilities already exceeds 3,500. Losses in the healthcare industry are also increasing and are estimated at $2.9B.

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