More than 10 thousand objects in Donetsk region, which were affected by shelling, are still without repair, – “Restoring Donbas”

14:38 / 10 Jul. 2015 / 659

By early July 2015, more than 10 thousand objects in Donetsk region are destroyed or damaged by shelling.

Such results were presented by the experts of community initiative “Restoring Donbas” on July 10. This data is based on monitoring during a month and exploring open sources.

Statistics, which is provided by the organization, includes not only dwelling houses, but also industrial facilities, housing and communal services and social infrastructure.

According to preliminary estimates, the total amount of losses in Donbas due to the recorded destructions is about 4 billion UAH. About 1.5 billion UAH of this amount is in the territories under Ukrainian control. However, less than 1% of the estimated amount of damage was spent on the reconstruction from the state and local budgets during the year of ATO.

Experts of “Restoring Donbas” noted that the greatest damage, except housing facilities, was done to electricity and gas supply, education, road infrastructure. 10% of damaged buildings were repaired at the expense of state resources.

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