EXCLUSIVE Russian invasion damaged up to 30% of Ukraine's infrastructure, says minister

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Source: Reuters

KYIV, April 18 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion has damaged or destroyed up to 30% of Ukraine's infrastructure at a cost of $100 billion, a Ukrainian minister said on Monday, adding reconstruction could be achieved in two years using frozen Russian assets to help finance it.

Ukraine has not previously outlined the specific impact on infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, although officials say the total bill for damage to everything from transport to homes and other buildings runs to about $500 billion so far.

"Practically all components of our transport infrastructure have suffered in one form or another," Infrastructure Minister Oleksander Kubrakov told Reuters.

He said the invasion - which Russia launched in February, calling it a "special military operation" - had affected "20% to 30% of all infrastructure with varying degrees of damage, with different levels of destruction."

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-russian-invasion-damaged-up-30-ukraines-infrastructure-says-minister-2022-04-18/

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More than 300 bridges on national roads destroyed or damaged.

More than 5,000 miles of roads.

Dozens of railway bridges.



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[Ray Bruns]

1. Madness. Utter madness.

[DENVERPOPS]

2. Plus one!!!!!!!! NC

[Demovictory9]

7. Yes and 4 million people.gone who might never return

[olddad65]

8. Think about how many millions of Ukraine citizens now suffer from PTSD.

[oldsoftie]

3. I actually thought it would be higher after nearly 2 months.

the WORLD needs to pour money into UKR whenever this madness is over & help them rebuild

[Deuce]

5. Hopefully, the cost of rebuilding will be recovered from Russia in some way...

[Mz Pip]

4. If you're Russia

isn’t destroying a country you want to occupy counterproductive? This is just so senseless.

[former9thward]

6. No evidence they want to occupy it.

They want to destroy it as a lesson to other countries that defy them. They may want to occupy some or all of the eastern regions but not the whole country. And they would like a land route to Crimea.