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Russia Wasted $325 Million in One Night Trying to Cripple Ukraine’s Power Grid
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Russia’s mass missile and drone strike against Ukraine on the night of February 3 cost approximately $324.8 million, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense.
In a statement published on its official Telegram channel HUR said that Russian forces launched a total of 562 aerial weapons targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The attack involved various types of munitions, including ballistic and cruise missiles as well as several drone models.
During my visit to Kyiv today I saw a civilian heating plant targeted by Russian missiles.
— Mark Rutte (@SecGenNATO) February 3, 2026
No military value whatsoever - attacks meant only to make people suffer.
But Ukraine stands strong. And NATO stands with you. pic.twitter.com/XWoX11xfEv
According to Ukraine’s Air Force, the February 3 strike included ballistic missiles such as the Iskander-M and RM-48U, hypersonic 3M22 Zircon and 3M55 Oniks, and cruise missiles like the Kh-101, Kh-32, and 9M728 Iskander-K.
In addition, Russian forces deployed attack drones labeled “Geran” and “Harpia,” as well as decoy drones identified as “Gerbera.”
The HUR noted that 450 out of the 562 aerial threats were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses. This means approximately 79.2% of the Russian strike assets were neutralized during the operation.
The Ukrainian intelligence agency emphasized that the February 3 attack was significantly more expensive than a similar large-scale assault on January 20, which cost roughly $190 million less.
HUR also stated that the total amount spent by Russia—$324.8 million—is comparable to the annual budget of the Russian city of Kaluga, the yearly expenses of the Jewish Autonomous Region, or half the regional budget of Kostroma region.
“This money could have supported a region of over 140,000 people for an entire year,” HUR noted.
Also on February 3, Russian shelling damaged the Hall of Glory at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, located at the foot of Kyiv’s Motherland Monument, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Culture Minister Tetiana Berezhna.
She said the site is a locally protected monument and confirmed that specialized services were documenting the damage and assessing restoration needs. Ukrainian authorities note that more than 1,600 cultural heritage sites across the country have been damaged or destroyed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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