The number of lost and stolen weapons in Ukraine is on the rise
88% of the weapons registered since the start of the full-scale invasion have been lost
12 September 2024
More than 270,000 weapons have been lost or stolen since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. This represents 40% of the total number of lost and stolen weapons in the registry. Over 78,000 weapons were lost or stolen since the beginning of this year. The most frequent cases of lost weapons occur in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv regions.
A total of 270,945 units of weapons have been lost or stolen in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. This accounts for 40% of the total amount of weapons registered as lost or stolen.
This year, the number of lost and stolen weapons has increased: 78,217 units have been lost or stolen in just the first part of 2024, which is already more than the entire previous year. Additionally, this figure is four times higher than before the full-scale war.
The highest number of weapons was recorded in the registry in 2022, with 116,687 units.
| Month | January 2021 | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January 2022 | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January 2023 | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | January 2024 | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of lost and stolen weapons | 1,583 | 2,016 | 406 | 577 | 985 | 1,459 | 1,483 | 1,119 | 2,946 | 1,588 | 2,376 | 2,646 | 857 | 26,147 | 7,866 | 5,178 | 5,219 | 2,903 | 19,893 | 10,720 | 21,996 | 4,771 | 5,267 | 5,870 | 4,283 | 6,537 | 6,266 | 4,926 | 7,534 | 8,684 | 6,337 | 5,980 | 6,130 | 6,078 | 6,776 | 8,520 | 8,230 | 8,016 | 8,156 | 8,124 | 10,292 | 10,388 | 11,995 | 11,111 | 1,905 |
Most often lose:
- Hunting rifles: 27.9%
- Automatic rifles: 27.8%
- Carbines: 10.8%
Among specific models, the AK-74 automatic rifle leads with 51,008 units (18.8%), followed by PM pistols (7.4%) and SKS carbines (4.4%).
Most losses occurred in the frontline regions of Donetsk (19.4%) and Zaporizhzhia (11.8%), as well as in Kyiv (10%).
The vast majority of weapons in the registry since the beginning of the full-scale war have been lost — 88%. Only 12% of the weapons in the registry were reported stolen.
Context
In August 2024, the President signed bill No. 9538, granting civilians the right to declare, own, and use found firearms and ammunition for self-defense against Russian armed aggression.
Ukrainians will be able to use declared trophy weapons during martial law and for 90 days after its conclusion.
Source: Opendatabot
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