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Biggest attack on Ukraine: journalists calculate how much August 26 attack cost Russia
One of the most massive missile attacks on Ukraine on August 26, 2024, cost Russia about $1.26 billion
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Ekonomichna Pravda reported the information.
Russia launched 109 Shahed-type strike UAVs at Ukraine, costing approximately $21.3 million. Additionally, Russia deployed 3 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, totaling $30 million.
The attack also included 3 Kh-22 cruise missiles, costing $3 million, and 77 Kh-101 missiles, which amounted to $1 billion.
In terms of expenditure, the least was spent on 10 Kh-59/Kh-69 missiles, costing $5 million. Furthermore, 6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles were fired, with a total cost of $18 million.
‘Thus, the total amount that Russia spent on the morning attack on August 26 on Ukraine is $1.26 billion,’ the journalists stressed.
- In the evening of August 25, the Russian army launched attack UAVs at the territory of Ukraine. In the morning of August 26, 11 Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 aircraft were spotted. The attack resulted in deaths and injuries, as well as destruction in various regions.
- On August 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting after the massive Russian attack. According to him, Russia launched 127 missiles of various types and 109 drones at the territory of Ukraine.
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