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How much money has the invasion of Ukraine cost Russia?

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It is nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, a "Special Operation" which Vladimir Putin hoped would last only a matter of days.

But according to the International Monetary Fund, the economic and financial cost of the war has now cost Moscow almost $200bn.

For a country facing sanctions, with a currency that has plunged and an economic output that is only half the size of California's, Russia has some tough decisions to make.

Forces News takes a look at the finances of Russia's war to work out just how much it has cost and how it has shaped Moscow's economy.

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