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World Service,12 Aug 2025,18 mins

The cost of reconstructing Ukraine

Business Daily

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It is three and a half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Homes, businesses, transport and energy infrastructure have been severely damaged or destroyed. Amid Russia’s onslaught, economists are compiling a list of what has been destroyed and are attaching a value to its rebuilding. They put the cost of reconstructing Ukraine at more than $500 billion. We look at how companies are preparing for the moment they can rebuild. If you'd like to get in touch with the programme, email [email protected] Presented and produced by Rob Young (Picture: Rubble of a service station building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Pisochyn, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Credit: Getty Images)

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