Russian invasion: Ukraine’s reconstruction cost hits $588 billion

As the Russian penetration clocks 4 years connected February 24, 2026, the full outgo of Ukraine’s reconstruction and betterment is present estimated astatine $588 cardinal implicit the adjacent decade.

The fig is contained successful an updated associated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA5) released Monday by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations.

The update, covering February 2022 to December 2025, finds that housing, transport, and vigor sectors are astir affected, portion damage, losses, and demands stay aggravated successful frontline oblasts and large metropolitan areas.

Reconstruction and betterment needs are the highest successful the transport assemblage (over $96 billion). Other sectors: Energy ($91 billion), Housing ($90 billion), Commerce and Industry (over $63 billion), and Agriculture (over $55 billion).

Notwithstanding immoderate advancement successful surveying and demining that helped to incorporate losses, the outgo of explosive hazard absorption and debris clearance is astir $28 billion.

Since February 2022, astatine slightest $20 cardinal successful needs person been met done urgent repairs and aboriginal betterment activities successful housing, energy, education, transport, and different indispensable sectors.

The study noted that Ukraine’s backstage assemblage has demonstrated singular resilience successful the...