Russia Spent $620 Million On Kyiv Missile Attack With No Military Consequences

Russia has spent billions over the last few days, launching terror attacks on civilian targets which have virtually no impact on Ukraine's ability to make war - and with only limited, reparable damage to civilian infrastructure. 

The amount spent on today's attacks alone on Kyiv and Kharkiv totalled approximately $620 million. JL

Yahoo News reports:

A missile attack on Ukraine on 2 January cost Russia US$620 million. Russia attacked with Shahed-136/131 UAVs – all 35 destroyed. Tu-95MS bombers launched 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles. Russia also launched 10 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles from MiG-31K fighters, 3 Kalibr cruise missiles; 12 Iskander-M/S-300/S-400 missiles; 4 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles. Ukraine destroyed all 10 KH-47M2 Kinzhal missiles, 59 out of 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 missiles and all 3 Kalibr missiles. The cost of one Kh-101 missile – US$13 million, Kalibr – US$6.5 million, Iskander – US$3 million, Onix – US$1.25 million, Kh-22 – US$1 million, Tochka system – US$0.3 million, Kh-55 – US$2 million, Kh-555 – US$4 million, Kh-47 Kinzhal – US$15 million, Shahed – US$50,000.

A large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on 2 January cost Russia about US$620 million.

Source: Forbes’ calculations based on data from the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to preliminary data, overnight and on the morning of 2 January, Russian troops used 99 missiles and attack drones of various types against Ukraine:

• In the first wave, Russian attacked with Shahed-136/131 UAVs – all 35 of them were destroyed;

• In the morning, Russia used strategic aircraft Tu-95MS bombers, which launched at least 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles;

• Russia also launched 10 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aerobic missiles from MiG-31K fighters;

• 3 Kalibr cruise missiles;

• 12 Iskander-M/S-300/S-400 missiles;

• 4 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the Ukrainian defenders destroyed 10 out of 10 KH-47M2 Kinzhal aerobic missiles, 59 out of 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles and 3 out of 3 Kalibr cruise missiles.

"Given that the exact distribution of missiles by type remains unknown, Forbes estimates their value at around US$620 million," the newspaper writes.

The following estimates were used for the calculation: the cost of one Kh-101 missile – US$13 million, Kalibr – US$6.5 million, Iskander – US$3 million, Onix – US$1.25 million, Kh-22 – US$1 million, Tochka system – US$0.3 million, Kh-55 – US$2 million, Kh-555 – US$4 million, Kh-47 Kinzhal – US$15 million, Shahed-136 – US$50,000.