Monday's missile strikes cost Russia $400-700m: Forbes
Russia's launched on Monday 84 cruise missiles along with 24 drones on Ukrainian cities, which cost Russia between $400-700 million, Forbes.ua said.
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- Published Date: 01:42 | 11 October 2022
- Modified Date: 01:49 | 11 October 2022
The exact type of the missiles is now known at the moment, while it was reported that Kh-101, Kh-555, Caliber, Iskander, S-300, and Tornado-S missiles were among the ones that were used in the attacks.
Forbes' calculation is based on the assumption that most of the launched Russian missiles were the highly accurate and expensive Kh-101, S-300, and Tornado-S missiles, as the remaining missiles were aimed at overloading the air defenses of Ukraine.
The large-scale missile attack by Russia on Ukraine before October 10 was between June 25-26, where Russia launched between 60-80 missiles costing it $150-200 million according to the estimation of Forbes at the time.