Russian forces carried out a massive overnight air attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on February 3, employing 562 drones and missiles with a combined estimated price tag of nearly $325 million, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR) said in a Facebook post.
According to the agency, known by its Ukrainian acronym GUR, the February 3 strike involved “Geran,” “Harpy,” and “Gerbera” drones; Iskander and RM-48U ballistic missiles; 3M22 Zircon and 3M55 Oniks hypersonic missiles; and Kh-101, 9M728 Iskander-K, and Kh-32 cruise missiles. The total cost of those drones and missiles was put at about $324.8 million — roughly $190 million more than during the previous large-scale Russian barrage on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on January 20, GUR said.
GUR added that $325 million could cover a year of expenses for the Russian city of Kaluga and is roughly equivalent to half the annual budget of Russia’s Kostroma region. The agency argued that, rather than investing in civilian needs, the Kremlin is expanding production of drones and missiles for strikes on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.
Ukraine’s air defenses down the majority of incoming threats, officials said. On February 3, air defenses shot down 450 of the 562 drones and missiles launched, meaning most of the resources used (79.2%) were wasted, according to Ukrainian authorities.
A notable feature of the February 3 attack, GUR said, was Russia’s use of a large number of Iskander ballistic missiles, which are difficult for air defenses to intercept due to their high speed and ballistic trajectories.
The overnight strike also broke an “energy truce” that Kyiv and Moscow had reached with the mediation of US President Donald Trump, according to the report. The truce, intended to last a week, held for three days. Ukraine says Russia has now violated such an energy truce twice, the first time in spring 2025.
