Russia spends 85 billion dollars of the military budget in the war against Ukraine

This equates to about 4.4% of Russia’s GDP compared to 3.6% in 2021, before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In its June 2023 report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that Russia’s military spending budget for 2023 was around 6.6 trillion rubles ($85.8 billion), according to British defense intelligence reports.

In addition, Russia faces additional direct budgetary defense costs due to the war, including security expenditures in the territories it temporarily occupies and defensive measures in regions bordering Ukraine.

This equates to about 4.4% of Russia’s GDP compared to 3.6% in 2021, before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

And according to British Defense Intelligence, although only part of the defense budget has been spent on the war in Ukraine, the increase in spending highlights the cost of Russia’s activity in Ukraine.

Russia’s true military spending remains uncertain due to a lack of transparency, including the use of secret budget lines, which account for approximately 22% of the total Russian government budget.