KYIV. UkraineGate . 21 . October . 2022 | Economy
As a result of the destruction of infrastructure due to a full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine has already lost more than $ 127 billion, according to an analysis by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), w
“The total amount of direct documented losses to residential and non-residential real estate, other infrastructure of Ukraine as of September 2022 amounted to more than $ 127 billion. (at the cost of substitution),” the statement said.
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According to the report, in June-August 2022, Ukraine additionally incurred $ 31.5 billion. losses to their assets.
The largest share in total losses is reported to be owned by the housing stock at 39.7% or $50.5 billion. Compared to the beginning of June 2022, this amount increased by $ 11.2 billion.
“According to the latest data, a total of 135.8 thousand tons were damaged and destroyed. private and apartment buildings, of which 119.9 thousand. — private (individual) houses; 15,6 thousand. — apartment buildings; 0.2 thousand rubles. — dormitories. Compared to the beginning of June 2022, the number of damaged houses increased by 15 thousand. The total area of damaged or destroyed objects is 74.1 million square meters. m., which is 7.3% of the total area of the country’s housing stock,” the report says.
In second place in terms of losses, as noted, the infrastructure sector is 27.7% or $ 35.3 billion, of which $ 26.6 billion. — due to the direct destruction of roads and $ 4.3 billion. — losses of the railway. In June-August 2022, the damage caused to railway infrastructure increased by $ 1.7 billion.
The loss of business assets reportedly amounts to at least $9.9 billion. and continue to grow. This is the third largest item of infrastructure damage. In terms of industries, metallurgy suffered the most. In total, since the beginning of the war, at least 412 enterprises have been damaged or destroyed, of which 64 are large and medium-sized enterprises, the analysis states. It is expected that this number may be higher, as there is currently no complete information on the state of Ukrainian enterprises in the temporarily occupied territories.
Experts estimate the damage caused to the educational infrastructure of Ukraine at $ 6.95 billion. Compared to the beginning of June, the losses of educational institutions amounted to $ 2.2 billion. As a result of the fighting, at least 810 have already been destroyed and 1639 educational infrastructure facilities have been damaged. The largest number of destroyed educational institutions was recorded in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Kyiv regions, analysts added.
“As of September 2022, since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 616 administrative buildings, 978 medical institutions, including 24 private health care facilities, 1270 schools, 786 kindergartens, 775 cultural facilities, 80 religious buildings, 149 tourism establishments and 153 sports facilities, 2910 retail outlets, 19 airports and civil airfields, 110 railway stations and stations, have been damaged, destroyed or seized, 315 bridges and bridges of state, local or communal significance, 10 CHPPs, 322 boiler houses,” the report states.
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The assessment of direct physical damage was carried out within the framework of the National Council for the Restoration of Ukraine from the Consequences of the War by the analytical team of the Kyiv School of Economics together with the Ministry of Regional Development, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Ministry of Health, with the coordination of the Ministry of Reintegration and in cooperation with other relevant ministries and the National Bank.
The calculation of the losses presented in the report was carried out in accordance with the methodology of the World Bank.
Source: Ukrgate
