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Russia spends $239 million on massive attack in Ukraine on January 13

13 January, 2024 Saturday
17:50

The invading Russian army attacked Ukrainian territory on Saturday, January 13, using various weapons and spending $239 million on this assault

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Ukrainian journalists calculated the cost, using the Air Force data on the number and type of missiles.

In total, Russian terrorists launched 40 various missiles at Ukrainian territory in the morning, namely:

  • 7 S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles
  • 3 attack UAVs Shahed-136/131
  • 6 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aerial ballistic missiles
  • Up to 12 cruise missiles Kh-101/Rh-555/Kh-55
  • 6 cruise missiles Kh-22
  • 2 Kh-31P guided missiles
  • 4 Kh-59 guided air-to-air missiles

It is noted that Shahed-136/131 drones cost from $20 thousand to $50 thousand each. That is, at least 3 of these UAVs cost $60 thousand. 

Meanwhile, the Kh-59 guided missile costs $0.5 million, so 4 such missiles cost $2 million.

The price of the Kh-31P guided missile is $0.5 million, so the total cost of the missiles produced is $1 million.

The cost of the Kh-22 missile is estimated at $1 million, meaning that the total cost of the missiles produced is $6 million.

The price of the S-300 anti-aircraft guided missile is at least $2 million, so the total cost of this type of missile is $14 million.

At the same time, the price of the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air defense missile is $10 million, and the total cost of the missiles produced is $60 million.

The Kh-101 missile costs about $13 million per unit, and the total cost of missiles of this type is $156 million.

Thus, the total value of the missiles launched on January 13 is $239.06 million.

  • On the night and morning of Saturday, January 13, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with various types of missiles and drones. Ukrainian Air defense forces managed to destroy 8 Russian cruise missiles.
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