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Rescuers work at a residential building damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

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World Bank Estimates Ukraine Physical Damage at Roughly $60 Billion So Far

Physical damage to Ukraine's buildings and infrastructure from Russia's invasion has reached roughly $60 billion and will rise…

byReuters

April 22, 2022

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