Russia Estimates Ukraine Caused $13 Billion in Infrastructure Damage

The Russian Investigative Committee estimates that Ukraine has caused nearly $13 billion in total damage to the Donbass region and Russia's border and rear territories. Chairman Alexander Bastrykin reported that infrastructure damage in Donbass and Novorossiya exceeds 560 billion rubles ($6.6 billion), while damage to border and rear regions exceeds 535 billion rubles ($6.36 billion).

Bastrykin stated that the committee is continuing technical expert examinations to further assess the impact. The agency has already completed investigations into more than 1,200 criminal cases. These cases name over 1,500 individuals as suspects, including servicemen from the Ukrainian armed forces, foreign mercenaries, and nationalist formations.