Rebuilding Ukraine: What would it take?

Russia continues to raze large sections of Ukraine, but that gives Kyiv a unique opening to build a better country — if somebody is willing to pay

Photo collage of a hand holding a smartphone over a photo of destroyed buildings and rubble. On the screen, there is a nice apartment block. The images are tinted blue and yellow.
(Image credit: Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Getty Images)

Someday Russia's war in Ukraine will be over. And when the hostilities have ended, Kyiv will have to rebuild the parts of the country still under its dominion. It will be no small undertaking — entire cities have been reduced to rubble, infrastructure great and small has been destroyed by Russian missiles and drones, and Kyiv's coffers are depleted. 

Here's a look at what it will take to rebuild Ukraine.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.