The cost of Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction will cost at least $411 billion in the next decade, according to the World Bank.

The assessment was carried out jointly by the World Bank Group, Ukrainian government, European Commission, and United Nations.

The recent figure caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict was up from the $349 billion in the previous projection.

The direct damage to buildings and infrastructure has reached $135 billion so far from more than a year-long war.

Some 2 million homes and more than 20 percent of public health institutions were damaged and at least 9,655 civilians confirmed dead, including 461 children, according to the report.

It also pointed out that Russia’s war has reversed 15 years of economic progress in Ukraine, reducing its gross domestic product by 29 percent and pushing 1.7 million people into poverty.

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