Ukraine's 40-day strike campaign costs Russia billions but fails to force truce — NV analysis
NV calculated the damage inflicted on Russia’s economy during a 40-day campaign of Ukrainian long-range strikes against targets deep behind enemy lines.
Ukrainian long-range drone strikes targeted deep within Russia for 40 days in an attempt to pressure the Kremlin towards peace, but failed to achieve this goal. The campaign, approved by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 25, resulted in damage estimates of 435 billion to 680 billion rubles ($5.4 billion to $8.4 billion) to Russia's economy.
The strikes hit more than 100 strategic sites and 21,000 targets in Russia and temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory, including defense industries, airbases, warships, and oil refineries. Oil refining fell to its lowest level in 24 years, fuel shortages spread across Russia, and grain exports dropped by over a third in July. While Western experts acknowledge the operational challenges for Russia, they argue the strikes were not decisive enough to prompt a cease-fire.
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