Nearly 4,500 households, apartment blocks destroyed by Russian invaders - official

This was announced by Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov, who spoke at a briefing at the Ukraine Media Center, Ukrinform reports.

The minister noted that due to Russian invasion, the number of destroyed infrastructure sites is growing almost every hour. It is known that about 4,500 households, about 100 enterprises, nearly 400 educational facilities, and 150 health care institutions have been wiped out so far.

The minister noted that the final assessment of damage to infrastructure damage could be done once hostilities cease and demining efforts are taken. The official cited preliminary estimates that the losses could reach tens of billions of dollars.

Even this tentative amount is growing by the day.