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Ukraine updates: 170,000 buildings damaged in war — report

A report from an urban planning committe said around 20,000 residential buildings are included in the over 170,000 damaged. Meanwhile, Ukraine says it downed 18 drones in the latest Russian attack.


Ukraine updates: 170,000 buildings damaged in war — report
Ukraine updates: 170,000 buildings damaged in war — report

Olena Shuliak, chairwoman of a parliamentary committee overseeing regional development and urban planning in Kyiv, said that more than 170,000 buildings across Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged since Russia launched the war more than 21 months ago.


"According to preliminary estimates by the Kyiv School of Economics, more than 170,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed by the hostilities so far," Shuliak wrote, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.


The figure reportedly includes over 20,000 residential buildings, 3,500 educational institutions and 420 large and medium-sized companies, as well as 344 bridges and crossings and 25,000 roads.


Source: Dw

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