According to Forbes, nine months of fighting in Ukraine cost Russia at least $82 billion. This amount does not take into account the losses suffered by the Russian economy as a result of several packages of sanctions.
Russia has fired more than 4,000 missiles into Ukraine, and the average price of one Russian missile is $3 million, writes Forbes. In addition, soldiers’ salaries and food, fuel for cars, weapons and uniforms, compensation paid to the families of soldiers killed and wounded in battle … According to Forbes, the war costs Russia at least $ 10 billion a month.
Nine months of fighting cost Russia $82 billion, the equivalent of about a quarter of last year’s budget.
Ursula von der Leyen announces new sanctions
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said yesterday that the European Union is working on the introduction of the next, already the ninth, package of sanctions against the Russian economy. She noted that this is done to further limit the possibility of financing the war against Ukraine.
“We are working hard to hit Russia where it hurts the most and further weaken its ability to fund a war against Ukraine. I can say today that we are working at full capacity to announce the ninth package of sanctions. I am sure that soon we will approve a global restriction on Russian oil. announced Ursula von der Leyen.
Source: Wprost
