Russia has destroyed about 210 thousand buildings in Ukraine in two years of full-scale invasion — NYT

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 to December 2023, the Russian Federation has destroyed about 210,000 buildings in Ukraine, most along the front line, which stretches for almost 1,300 km.

The New York Times writes about it.

As noted in the media, journalists, together with scientists, analyzed satellite images of every building in the country that was damaged or destroyed during two years of full-scale war.

The city of Mariupol, Donetsk region, which was under Russian siege and is now under occupation, suffered the greatest destruction.

Among other cities completely or significantly destroyed by Russian troops:

• Kharkiv,
• Maryinka,
• Rubizhne,
• Bakhmut,
• Irpin,
• Zaporizhzhia,
• Orikhiv,
• Kherson,
• Nova Kakhovka,
• Oleshky,
• Reni and Ishmael ports.

Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Chernihiv also suffered significant destruction as a result of rocket attacks.

The New York Times also notes that much of the destruction was also caused by attacks by the Ukrainian military, in particular, on Crimea and Donetsk, which have been occupied since 2014.

"Although it is not always possible to determine which side is responsible, the destruction recorded in the territories controlled by Russia cannot be compared with the scale of the destruction on the Ukrainian side," the journalists write.

We will remind that as of January 2024, the amount of direct damage caused by the Russian Federation to Ukraine's infrastructure during the war reached almost $155 billion.

What is known about recording the losses caused by Russia

AsRubryka reported, on May 17, at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavík, more than 40 countries and the EU signed an agreement on the creation of a register of damages caused to Ukraine by Russian aggression.

It was created as a platform for intergovernmental cooperation operating within the institutional framework of the Council of Europe. The Registry is a legal entity under the national legislation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Ukraine and is physically located in the Netherlands.

In turn, the Minister of Justice Denys Malyuska said that Ukraine expects to receive at least $300 billion from Russia in the form of reparations for the war.

It is worth adding that the Register opened its office in Kyiv on March 22, 2024. The Register of Damages for Ukraine was created in response to the UN General Assembly resolution on "Promoting Redress and Reparation for Aggression against Ukraine."

In addition, a new service has appeared in Ukraine's digital governance Diia app, allowing Ukrainians to apply to the International Registry of Damages, but so far, only for destroyed or damaged real estate.