The cost of destroyed Russian equipment, which was put up for Independence Day on Khreshchatyk in Kyiv, reaches $176 million, according to Forbes Ukraine. And this is without taking into account the missiles with which Russia daily attacks Ukraine..

The largest loss of the Russian army was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet with powerful weapons - the missile cruiser "

Before the sinking of the Moscow, the most expensive loss of the Russians was the Il-76 large landing aircraft for $ 86 million, which the air defense forces shot down in late February in the sky over Vasilkovo, Kyiv region.

The third most expensive was the large landing ship "

The publication notes that it did not include the cost of missiles fired in Ukraine in the assessment of losses, it is difficult to calculate their exact number.. In particular, the General Staff said that in the first two months of the war alone, the Russian Federation used approximately 1,300 missiles.. Their cost is estimated at $7.5 billion.

In turn, VoxCheck calculated that for this money Russia could implement a number of modernization projects within the country, or simply give almost 1.5 million Russians the desired white Lada without a certificate of death of a relative in the war in Ukraine.

What could be done with the funds spent on equipment for the war in Ukraine:.

to double the pensions of all pensioners;

lay over 32 thousand. km of roads;

build about 46 thousand. km of gas pipeline and bring gas up to 7 thousand. settlements;

build more than 3 thousand. kindergartens or schools;

build 141 surgical hospitals or 177 infectious diseases hospitals;

purchase almost 370 thousand. ambulance;

feed 15 million in a year. the poor. However, this is still not enough to feed everyone: in 2022, 20.9 million people or 14.3% of the country's inhabitants live below the poverty line in Russia.

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It should be noted that the total combat losses of the enemy from February 24 to August 25 were approximately 45,850 personnel, 1929 tanks, 234 aircraft, 202 helicopters, 15 ships and more..