Every day, 300 million dollars: how much Russia spent on the war against Ukraine in a year and a half

Russia is spending colossal sums on the war against Ukraine/Illustrative collage of Channel 24

Russia launched a genocidal war against Ukraine. Every day, the occupiers spend about $300 million on their so-called “special operation.”

Journalists tried to calculate how much Russia spent on the war during a year and a half of a full-scale invasion. Please note that the amount may be significantly larger, because it does not contain the enemy’s associated expenses.

Spends more than planned

As noted in the publication , Russians spent more in January – June 2023 than they planned for this entire yearAt the same time, this does not prevent the occupiers from doubling the military budget. True, the cost of a Russian soldier continues to fall.

If we talk about direct costs and the cost of destroyed equipment, then over 18 months (from February 24, 2022 to August 24, 2023) theyare about 167.3 billion dollars .Forbes made the corresponding calculations, citing data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This amountdoes not include constant defense expenses that are not related to military operations.And it does not contain the economic losses incurred by the aggressor country.

Russia's largest costs:

• supporting military operations – $51.3 billion;< /li>
• military salaries – $35.1 billion;
• cost of destroyed equipment – $34 billion;
• compensation to the families of the dead – 25.6 billion dollars;
• compensation to the families of the wounded – 21 billion dollars.