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Russia Launched $361 Million in Missiles and Drones at Ukraine in Overnight May 24 Barrage
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Russia’s large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine on May 24 likely cost Moscow approximately $361 million, according to calculations published by ArmyInform based on open-source estimates of Russian missile and drone production costs.
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According to Ukraine’s Air Force, Russia launched around 690 aerial weapons during the May 23-24 massive attack, including 90 missiles of various types and 600 drones and decoy UAVs.
ArmyInform estimated that the strike package included one Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile valued at roughly $50 million, two Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles worth about $10 million combined, and three Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles estimated at $16.2 million in total.
The publication also estimated that Russia launched 30 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and S-400-based strike missiles valued at approximately $120 million, alongside 54 Kh-101, Kalibr, and Iskander-K cruise missiles worth around $135 million combined.
The 600 drones used in the attack—including Shahed-type strike drones and decoy UAVs—were valued at approximately $30 million.
The attack targeted multiple regions across Ukraine, including Kyiv and the Kyiv region. Ukrainian authorities reported civilian casualties and damage to residential infrastructure following the strike.
According to Ukrainian officials, Russian missiles damaged several cultural and civilian sites in Kyiv, including the Chornobyl Museum, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, and a building that previously housed the Kyiv office of German broadcaster ARD.
Authorities also reported that one of the State Emergency Service units in the Kyiv region was destroyed in a direct missile strike.
Earlier, a report by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies warned that Russia may soon face a choice between scaling back its war objectives in Ukraine or shifting toward a Soviet-style command economy with forced mobilization, as labor shortages, economic pressure, and battlefield losses continue to grow.
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