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Biggest Strike of the War Hits Major Russian Air Bases. Here’s What It Means for Russia’s Air Power (united24media.com)
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The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, but preliminary estimates suggest Russia may have lost at least $150 million worth of irreplaceable aircraft in a single day.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Irreplaceable is important here... billions is the $ amount given but the replacement cost probably a multiple of that if even possible.

Copycat parts probably have to be sourced from China at inflated prices, or salvaging crucial components from its spares or manufacturing using whatever remaining workforce Russia still has as they send their young boys to the front line, driving up the prevailing military factory wages. So it's going to cost a lot more than $100M for Russia to make a $100M plane.