/oryx_data

This is a repo for the data scraped using the scrape_oryx.R program. Updated daily at 22:30 EDT/EST

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This is a repo for the latest datasets scraped from Oryx' excellent post detailing materiel lost by all sides in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Datasets

daily_count.csv

Daily Count provides a running tally of equipment losses by type.

Variable Variable Type Description
country character The country to whom the materiel belongs.
equipment_type character The type of materiel.
destroyed numeric A count of destroyed materiel
abandoned numeric A count of abandoned materiel
captured numeric A count of captured materiel
damaged numeric A count of damaged materiel
type_total numeric A count of materiel across all categories
date_recorded date Date the count was recorded stored as YYYY-MM-DD
destroyed_diff numeric A number showing the differences in count from the previous day
abandoned_diff numeric A number showing the differences in count from the previous day
captured_diff numeric A number showing the differences in count from the previous day
damaged_diff numeric A number showing the differences in count from the previous day
type_total_diff numeric A number showing the differences in count from the previous day

total_by_system.csv

This dataset includes one row for each unique observation scraped from the website. A unique row is defined as a unique combination of country, origin, system, status, url.

Variable Variable Type Description
country character The country to whom the materiel belongs
origin character The country of the systems origination / manufacture
system character The weapon system
status character The status of the system. Valid values are: destroyed, abandoned, damaged, or captured
url character A url to the image used to verify the status of the equipment
date_recorded date Date the count was recorded stored as YYYY-MM-DD