At times refraining from action when one is capable is as grievous as actual aggression. This is exactly what we are seeing with West’s insistence on handcuffing Ukraine.
From: Kyiv Post By Hans Petter Midttun
According to Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian missiles and drones have hit 11,879 facilities in Ukraine since Feb. 22, 2022, the majority of which were civilian. Since the start of the full-scale war, it has launched 9,590 missiles and 13,997 drones. Ukraine has only managed to down 2,429 (25.3 percent) missiles and 5,972 (42.7 percent) drones.
The statistics do not include the 3,200-3,500 guided glide bombs Russia drops against cities, villages, infrastructure and frontline positions every month.
A staggering 6,203 civilian facilities have been hit by the missiles and drones. The devastation caused by guided glide bombs is even more massive. Russia uses bombs, artillery and MLRS to raze villages and cities to the ground to advance against fierce Ukrainian resistance. One only needs to watch satellite images of the cities of Soledar, Bakhmut and Avdiivka to understand the scale of destruction.
As of January 2024, Russia had inflicted more than $155 billion worth of damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure, most of which are illegal targets (e.g. housing, energy, agriculture, education, health care, culture and sport). This includes around 250,000 apartments and houses, 3,800 educational institutions, and 1,300 healthcare institutions. In December 2023, the World Bank assessed the total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine to a staggering $486 billion. Eight months later, both the scale of destruction and the cost of recovery are far higher.
Voice of Ukraine 