Have the article read by OpenAI (Beta). Please note that AI translations may take some time to process.Washington (dpa) – Almost three years of war in Ukraine have resulted in damage worth 176 billion dollars (168 billion euros), with reconstruction of the country under attack from Russia estimated to cost at least 524 billion dollars (499 billion euros) over the next 10 years, according to a new report released.
The updated Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment, jointly drawn up by Ukrainian government, the World Bank, the European Commission and the United Nations, takes into account the period from the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, to December 31, 2024.
Housing, transport, energy, commerce and industry, and education are the sectors worst impacted by the war, according to the report.
“Reconstruction and recovery needs are the highest in the housing sector,” the assessment found, with some 13 percent of Ukraine’s housing stock damaged or destroyed, affecting more than 2.5 million households.
The transport and energy have also been particularly hard hit by the war, with the report detailing a 70 percent increase in damaged or destroyed energy facilities, including power plants and district heating, since the last assessment published a year ago.
The regions closest to the front line are most affected across all sectors, having sustained about 72 percent of the total damage, it said.
The Ukrainian government, suppored by donors, has allocated 7.37 billion dollars (7.02 billion euros) in 2025 “to address priority areas such as housing, education, health, social protection, energy, transport, water supply, demining, and civil protection,” the report said.
However, the assessment still identified a financing gap of 9.96 billion dollars (9.49 billion euros) for 2025, noting that “mobilising the private sector remains critical to Ukraine’s successful recovery.” (25 February)
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