The war has killed hundreds of thousands of people — in Ukraine and in Russia and is a tragedy of historic proportions. If it wasn’t for the war, Russia could not only live peacefully, but actually thrive, with the unimaginable amount of money Putin spends on invading a neighbouring country.

The War Calculator shows in black and white how quickly the war burns through Russia’s budget. Most importantly, we worked out what could have been done instead of spending this money on murder and destruction.

Science, healthcare, education, housing and roads could all have been improved using the funds from this budget. Russia is a wealthy country, but its riches are robbed and spent on the interests of one person alone — Vladimir Putin. Spread the word about our website. Everyone should be aware of the cost of the war.