Almost all components of Ukraine's transport infrastructure are damaged.
Russia's military invasion of Ukraine daily causes significant damage to the country . In almost two months of the war, about 30% of the infrastructure worth more than $ 100 billion was destroyed, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov was quoted as saying by a Reuters official. our transport infrastructure has been affected in one way or another. From 20% to 30% of the entire infrastructure with varying degrees of damage, with varying degrees of destruction, “- said Kubrakov.
According to the minister, more than 300 bridges, dozens of which are railway, have been destroyed or damaged, more than 8,000 km of roads are now in need of major repairs. In some parts of the territories liberated from the Russian occupiers, infrastructure has already begun to be restored.
in two years… if everyone will work quickly “, – Alexander Kubrakov considers.
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Regarding the sources of financing the reconstruction of Ukraine, the Minister identifies several possible options. The first is the frozen assets of the Russian Federation, and the second is the creation of European and American funds for the restoration of Ukrainian infrastructure.
Regarding the first, the European Union and the United States are already developing mechanisms to make this “transparent”.
“I think it's fair, such a mechanism has never been used … This will be the first time,” said Alexander Kubrakov, adding that the creation of such a mechanism would require some pioneering work: “There have been no precedents. Was there a precedent when one country in Europe attacked another in the 21st century? ”
Unfortunately, the occupiers do not neglect the opportunity to destroy the cultural heritage of Ukraine. During the war, Russian troops destroyed or damaged 200 cultural heritage sites.
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