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An easy place to start cataloguing the cost of a war is in military hardware. We will take a sample from the hard work of @oryxspioenkop each day to begin to show some of the overheads of warfare.
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@oryxspioenkop #TankOfTheDay 1. The T-64 tank was famously expensive in its day, costing 143,000 Rubles in 1973 (approx $408k today). This T-64BV was destroyed on 03/16/2022.
💸 Total: $408k
Credit: @oryxspioenkop
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💸 Total: $408k
Credit: @oryxspioenkop
#RussiaUkraineWar
@oryxspioenkop #TankOfTheDay 2. The T-72B is estimated to cost in the region of $2m based on historic Russian exports. Here we have one that was destroyed on 02/26/2022.
💸 Total: $2,408k
Credit: @oryxspioenkop
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💸 Total: $2,408k
Credit: @oryxspioenkop
#RussiaUkraineWar
