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  • World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion

    03/22/2023 3:22:05 PM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 50 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | March 22, 2023 | By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A World Bank report released Wednesday puts the cost of Ukraine’s recovery and rebuilding from Russia’s invasion at $411 billion over the next decade, with the cost of cleaning up the war rubble alone at $5 billion. The report details some of the toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine: at least 9,655 civilians confirmed dead, including 461 children; nearly 2 million homes damaged; more than one out of five public health institutions damaged; and 650 ambulances damaged or looted. In all, the World Bank calculated $135 billion in direct damage to buildings and infrastructure so far, not...