Russia’s strike on Ukraine on 3 February cost $325 million — GUR calculations (photo)
According to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the total cost of the weapons used by Russia for the massive aerial strike on Ukraine on 3 February was approximately $324.8 million — an amount that could have funded the city of Kaluga for an entire year.
The Main Intelligence Directorate reported this on Facebook.
"On the night of 3 February, Russian forces carried out a massive combined aerial strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, using a total of 562 air attack systems," the statement reads.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the strike involved:nballistic missiles Iskander and RM-48U, hypersonic missiles 3M22 Zircon and 3M55 Onyx, cruise missiles Kh-101, 9M728 Iskander-K, and Kh-32.
In parallel with the missiles, the enemy deployed strike drones “Geran” and “Harpy”, as well as drone simulators “Gerber”.
The total cost of the weaponry used was $324.8 million, which is more than $190 million higher than during the massive strike on 20 January.
"For this amount, the Jewish Autonomous Region of Russia, with a population of around 144,000, could have been supported for a year, or the city of Kaluga, with over 320,000 residents. This sum is also comparable to the six-month budget of the Kostroma region," GUR emphasised.
According to Ukrinform, on 3 February, the Russian army launched strikes using several types of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones, across eight regions of Ukraine, targeting energy facilities among other objectives.
It is worth noting that Ukraine’s air defence forces intercepted 88 out of 105 drones launched by Russian forces on the evening of 3 February.
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