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Ukraine's military reveals what Russia's war has cost Moscow — in dollars, arms, and lives

Kyiv Independent28 October 2026, 21:20 UTCRussia

With the money spent on the war, Russia could have built 1,000 new schools and 200 hospitals, and granted 1 million rubles to every child born since the start of the full-scale invasion.

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