NTHP: Conserving Culture: A Conversation with David Wessel on Rebuilding Ukraine
Excerpt: As of January 2024, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has destroyed nearly a quarter of a million buildings, most of them private homes, according to the Kyiv School of Economics. Universities, health care facilities, and public infrastructure are also among the wreckage. The World Bank estimates that it will cost more than $400 billion to reconstruct the country.