cripple(напр., экономике: Faced with the possibility that the strike might cripple its economy, Chile's government responded by utilizing its information network to coordinate the activities of those factories that were not striking and effectively allocate resources to them.A.Rezvov)
inflict damage(on) The element of surprise, which allowed Russian heavy armor to inflict heavy losses on the Ukrainian forces in Ilovaisk, would also be gone. 4uzhoj)
