Ukraine's Economy Minister Says Missile Alerts Cost $45m for Every Hour of Halted Business
Oleksandr Kravchenko says Russia is increasingly striking infrastructure that underpins the economy.
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Missile alerts are costing Ukraine an estimated $45m (£34m) for every hour they bring business to a halt, according to the country's economy minister. Kyiv is searching for ways to keep the economy running under an intensifying Russian bombardment.
Oleksandr Kravchenko, the minister for economy and the environment, said Russia has increasingly targeted infrastructure underpinning the economy, striking industrial sites, warehouses, logistics hubs and datacentres. He described this as an effort to "destroy pretty much the entire economy".
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