On the morning of Monday, August 8, Ukrainian air defense shot down four Russian Caliber missiles.. Their launch cost Russian taxpayers $26 million, Forbes calculated..

To calculate the cost of missiles shot down by Ukrainian air defense forces, Forbes used the following estimates: the cost of the Kh-101 missile is $13 million, the Kalibr missile is $6.5 million, the Iskander is $3 million, the Onyx is $1.25 million, and the Kh-22.

Consequently, four Caliber missiles, $6.5 million each, cost Russia $26 million..

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We add that the number of Russian missiles destroyed on August 8 is far from a record.. After all, in the evening of August 2 alone, Ukrainian air defense destroyed missiles worth $91 million.. Then Russia fired eight Kh-101 missiles at $13 million each in Ukraine, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down seven of them..

Recall, the representative of the command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Ignat, explained in what cases air defense is powerless against Russian shelling and missile strikes.