The scale of destruction caused by the war

Analysts of the Institute of Strategic Studies

250,000 buildings destroyed.

• This includes: 222,000 private homes, 27,000 apartment buildings, and 526 dormitories.
• Direct damage to structures amounts to $59 billion.
• Residential sector losses alone total $37 billion.
• 50 million square meters of housing area have been destroyed.
• Infrastructure losses are estimated at $157 billion.
• Industry and business losses amount to $13 billion.
• 500 water management facilities were attacked, causing $4 billion in damage.
• 15 million tons of waste have accumulated in de-occupied territories.
• Over 200,000 destroyed cars and trucks are stockpiled.
• 15 landfills and 3 biogas plants were damaged, while 9% of sorting lines were destroyed.
• 25% of Ukraine’s territory (156,000 sq. km) now requires demining, with a projected cost of $37 billion.
• Toxic emissions from missile strikes and fires exceed 105 million tons.Pre-war emissions were 2.2 million tons, indicating a 50-fold increase.
• Fires at destroyed oil depots have released 3 million tons of toxic substances into the atmosphere.
• 33 million tons of additional greenhouse gases have been emitted.
• Water bodies show a sharp rise in zinc, copper, chromium, lead, and cadmium levels.
• Every destroyed building generates 50 cubic meters of waste, including carcinogenic asbestos (found in 60% of roofs).
• Burn damage has resulted in 82 billion UAH in losses.
• Soil contamination from fuel and lubricants is estimated at 374 billion UAH.
• Direct damage from the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant: $2.8 billion.
• 620 sq. km of land have been flooded.
• 333,000 hectares of protected natural areas have been affected.
• 11,000 hectares of forest have been damaged.
• 10,000 hectares of agricultural land are submerged.
• 95,000 tons of fish have perished.
• 900 protected areas covering 1.2 million hectares (30% of Ukraine’s nature reserves) are under threat.This includes 13 national parks, 8 nature reserves, and 2 biosphere reserves, such as UNESCO-listed Chornomorskyi Reserve and Askania-Nova.
• Oleshky Sands National Park (the largest sand massif in Europe) is now being used for Russian artillery operations.
• Dzharylhach National Park has been mined.
• 30% of Ukraine’s forests have been damaged by military activity.
• 500,000 hectares of forest require demining.
• 800,000 hectares of forest remain under occupation.
• Environmental damage from the war is estimated at 2.4 trillion UAH.