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Ukraine says Russian strike alerts cost $45m per hour
Original: Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45m for every hour they halt businesses By Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv Figure cited by minister hig
Ukraine's economy loses an estimated $45 million for every hour businesses are halted by Russian missile attack alerts, according to a government minister. The figure, reported by the Guardian's Pjotr Sauer from Kyiv, highlights the trade-offs Kyiv faces as it tries to keep normal life and commerce moving while protecting civilians from ongoing Russian strikes.
Why now: The scale of the economic cost of wartime air raid alerts has just been quantified by a Ukrainian minister.
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- Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45m for every hour they halt businesses By Pjotr Sauer in Kyiv Figure cited by minister highlights trade-offs Kyiv faces as it tries to keep normal life moving amid Russian strikes https://www. theguardian.com/world/2026/sep… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media
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