Well, the A-50 and the TU-22 M3 mentioned in the article cost around 300-400 million USD each but it’s not known yet how many of each type have been damaged and to what extent. Inflicting monetary damage is not as much of a priority compared to crippling Russia’s ability to continue their air assaults.
How much does it cost to replace?
Most of these cannot be replaced. They were already short on parts beforehand.
So what is the expected monetary-equivalent loss taken?
Well, the A-50 and the TU-22 M3 mentioned in the article cost around 300-400 million USD each but it’s not known yet how many of each type have been damaged and to what extent. Inflicting monetary damage is not as much of a priority compared to crippling Russia’s ability to continue their air assaults.
Literally irreplaceable as Russia can’t build these planes anymore.
The dollar value is easily in the billions.