Here's how much it could cost to rebuild Ukraine — and who would pay for it

Debris cover the room of an apartment damaged during shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has already destroyed billions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure, blocked exports from key Black Sea ports, and displaced more than 12 million people.

The World Bank predicts the war will cause Ukraine’s economy to shrink by 45% this year. And as Russian forces now focus on the Donbass region, the war shows no signs of letting up.

But Ukrainian and Western leaders are already talking about what it would take to rebuild Ukraine, if and when the war ends.