Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Martyniuk, Anton. 2017 ‘Measuring Illicit Arms flows.’ Measuring Illicit Arms Flows. Geneva: Small Arms Survey, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. 1 April
Relevant contents
(…) preliminary analysis of press releases published by the Border Guards Service and SBU between 2013 and August 2016 shows more than 770 seizures. These include more than 1,600 small arms, 1.5 million small arms cartridges, 5,000 hand grenades, 20 MANPADS, and 900 rocket-propelled grenade launchers. The data often includes the type, calibre, and make of the seized item; the date of, reason for, and size of the seizure; and information on the individuals or criminal groups implicated.
Photos of seized items are also occasionally provided, and sometimes include additional data such as weapons and ammunition markings. While information on the source and destination of the weapons is often missing or partial, the data reveals that most seizures occur in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, while significant numbers of seizures were also made in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kiev, Odessa, and Sumy. Systematic monitoring and analysis of this data therefore has the potential to reveal additional trafficking trends and patterns that can supplement information contained in nationally aggregated statistics. Continued and improved public reporting by state agencies—including, for instance, the more systematic publication of weapons images and markings—would allow more informative analysis…
[SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
MANPADS = Man-portable Air Defence System]