{
  "id": 1498369,
  "title": "Ukraine War Damage Rises to $197.5B, KSE Institute Says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ukraine-war-damage-rises-to-197-5b-kse-institute-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:01:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82522"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KSE Institute estimates direct damage to Ukraine at $197.5 billion as of February 2026, up 16% from November 2024. Housing remains the hardest-hit sector at $65.9 billion, followed by transport at $42 billion. Energy-sector damage rose 25% to $18.3 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}