Ukraine sustains almost estimated US$25 million of damage to road network
ANASTASIIA ZHARYKOVA – FRIDAY, 28 OCTOBER 2022, 16:20
The Russian invasion has so far caused 973 billion hryvnias [almost US$25 million] of damage to Ukraine's road network.
Source: Andrii Ivko, First Deputy Head of State Road Agency of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform
He has emphasised that Ukrainian infrastructure is Russia's second target after military facilities.
Quote by Ivko: "According to approximate estimates, damage to the state road network has already been caused to the amount of 973 billion hryvnias. Of course, this is only an approximate amount, which refers only to what specialists managed to calculate in the territory controlled by Ukraine", Ivko has said.
He has added that this figure increases virtually every day, because the rocket and artillery attacks continue, and after the liberation of the territories, specialists of the State Road Agency begin to examine the condition of the roads after the occupation.
"In total, 15 oblasts have suffered destruction of the infrastructure. It is obvious that the oblasts closest to the front line suffered the most. Therefore, in order to fully assess the damage caused by the Russians, for example, in Luhansk or Kherson oblasts, it is necessary to liberate the occupied oblasts", explained the top manager of Ukravtodor.
According to the latest data, more than 25,000 km of roads have been damaged in Ukraine, of which 8,800 km are state roads. Also, 326 bridges and overpasses were destroyed, 140 of them on highways of state importance.
Meanwhile, the State Road Agency of Ukraine cleans state roads and streets in liberated cities from the consequences of hostilities. Work has already been completed on 1,440 km of roads, and traffic has been provided through 61 temporary crossings in places where bridges were destroyed.
Note:
Ukraine's losses from the full-scale invasion have reached more than US$127 billion; in summer, Russia caused losses that amounted to more than US$31 billion.
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