Expenditure of the Russian Federation during the 9-month full-scale invasion and war against Ukraine amount to about 82 billion dollars, which equates to about a quarter of its annual budget.
“Forbes” reports it.
It is noted that for the Kremlin, the “military bill” for next year may turn out to be too high, since its own resources for military needs are running out.
The $82 billion spent by Moscow since February 24 includes direct costs needed to support military aggression against Ukraine, but the figure does not include robust defense spending or losses in the economy.
Considering that Russia’s budget revenue in 2021 is $340 billion, the current amount of “military allowance” is about a quarter of the annual budget.
Continuing full-scale aggression on the Kremlin now requires more money, given Russia’s declining federal budget revenue from oil and gas exports, the loss of much of the EU gas market after the closure of Nord Stream and the sanctions on Russian oil, which will take effect in December.
According to analysts, Russia’s spending military spending doubled this fall and are already asking for as little as $10 billion a month.
The Russian Federation spends an average of about $200 a day on its soldiers. The total cost of salaries for servicemen involved in the fighting is approximately $2.7 billion after mobilization.
While in the summer the amount of reparations payable to the dead and wounded was estimated at about $1 billion a month, in the last month of the war it exceeded $3.5 billion.
According to various estimates, Russia used between 10,000 and 50,000 shells a day in its war against Ukraine, which in monetary terms amounts to more than $5.5 billion.
The Russians have fired more than 4,000 missiles at Ukraine. The average cost of such a project is $3 million.
Russia has lost 278 combat aircraft in Ukraine with an average value of $18 million and 261 helicopters with an average value of $10.4 million. And the total losses of the Russian Air Force in monetary terms amounted to 8 billion dollars.
Russia has also lost nearly as many tanks as it did before the full-scale invasion (2,897 out of approximately 3,300 as of 02/24). Now the Kremlin is trying to restore equipment that has been stored for decades and needs significant improvements and financial costs.
In total, all losses of equipment during the 9 months of the Great War cost Russia $20.8 billion.
