A graphical comparison of Russian, Ukrainian forces a year into war

WASHINGTON — One year after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine , the war has left at least 8,006 civilians dead, the United Nations’ leading human rights organization reported on Feb. 21.

Additionally, 13,287 civilians were injured over the past 12 months, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights found. Explosive weapons — including artillery shells, airstrikes, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles — caused about 90.3% of civilian casualties, the office added.

As Ukraine continues to bolster its forces with Western arms, Moscow is using unorthodox methods to depreciate Kyiv’s military prowess. On Feb. 24, 2022, Defense News published information on the weapons inventories of Russia and Ukraine, based on data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ Military Balance+ database . The following is an updated version, with footnotes at the bottom of this article.

Data as of November 2022.

Armored Fighting Vehicles are armored combat vehicles with a combat weight of at least 6 metric tons.

Surface-to-Surface Missile Launchers are launch vehicles for transporting and firing surface-to-surface ballistic and cruise missiles.

Artillery is made up of weapons — such as guns, howitzers, multiple-rocket launchers and mortars — with a caliber greater than 100mm for artillery pieces and 80mm and above for mortars, capable of engaging ground targets with indirect fire.

Air Defense includes guns, directed-energy weapons and surface-to-air missile launchers designed to engage fixed-wing, rotary-wing and uninhabited aircraft. Systems primarily intended to intercept missiles rather than aircraft are excluded.

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华盛顿——联合国主要人权组织于2月21日报告称，俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰一年后，这场战争已造成至少8006名平民死亡。

此外，人权事务高级专员办事处发现，过去12个月中有13287名平民受伤。该办事处补充说，爆炸性武器——包括炮弹、空袭以及巡航导弹和弹道导弹——造成了约90.3%的平民伤亡。

随着乌克兰持续从西方获取武器以增强自身实力，莫斯科正采取非常规手段削弱基辅的军事实力。2022年2月24日，《防务新闻》根据国际战略研究所“军事平衡+”数据库的数据，发布了有关俄罗斯和乌克兰武器库存的信息。以下是更新版本，脚注位于文章末尾。

数据截至2022年11月。

装甲战车是指战斗全重至少为6公吨的装甲作战车辆。

地对地导弹发射器是用于运输和发射地对地弹道导弹和巡航导弹的发射载具。

炮兵由火炮、榴弹炮、多管火箭炮和迫击炮等武器组成，火炮口径大于 100 毫米，迫击炮口径大于 80 毫米，能够用间接火力打击地面目标。

防空系统包括用于拦截固定翼飞机、旋翼飞机和无人驾驶飞机的火炮、定向能武器和地对空导弹发射器。主要用于拦截导弹而非飞机的系统不包括在内。

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