russian-losses-scrapper
v1.0.4
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Application for scrapping russian losses data
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Russian Losses in Ukraine Scraper
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Table of Contents
- General Info
- Installation
- Building the Application
- Usage
- Usage with node-ts
- Flags and Parameters
- Example Usage
- Example Scrap result
General Info
It's CLI application to scrape data on Russian losses in the war in Ukraine from multiple sources. This Node.js application allows you to scrape data on Russian losses in the war in Ukraine from two sources: the Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Ukraine and OSINT Oryx site data (both Ukraine and Russia losses). You can output the scraped data in different ways, including storing it in a file or returning it to the parent process.
Feel free to fork or use this code.
Installation
Make sure you have Node.js (>=16.17) and TypeScript (>=4.8) installed on your system.
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/Volodymyr-Mishyn/russian-losses-scrapper.git
cd russian-losses-scrapper- Install the required dependencies:
npm installBuilding the Application
To build the application, you can use the following command:
npm run buildUsage
After installation and building, you can use the CLI application with the following command:
node dist/src/index.js [flags and parameters]Usage with node-ts
After installation, you can run TypeScript code without building with ts-node:
ts-node ./src/index.ts [flags and parameters]Or use provided scripts in package.json.
Flags and Parameters
--source: Specify the data source (required).mod: Ministry of Defense (MOD) of Ukraine. Currently scrapped from Ministry of Finance site.oryx: OSINT Oryx site data (both Ukraine and Russia losses).
--oryxType(only required if--source=oryx): Specify the Oryx data type.Ukraine: Data on losses in Ukraine.Russia: Data on losses in Russia.
--full: (optional, only works when--source=mod) Scrape and return the data from 24.02.2022.--output: Specify the output method (required).file: Store the scraped data in a file.process: Return the data to the parent process.http: Return the data via http.
--outputPathSpecify the path to return output (file name, url, parent process key).--notHeadless(for debugging purposes): Don't use headless mode for scraping.
Example Usage:
- Scrape MOD data and save it to a file:
node ./dist/src/index.js --source=mod --full --output=file --outputPath=mod.txt- Scrape ORYX data and save it to a file:
node-ts ./src/index.ts --source=oryx --oryxType=Russia --output=file --outputPath=mod.txtExample Scrap result
- Oryx scrap result example
{
"success": true,
"result": {
"date": "2023-10-25T11:38:44.619Z",
"type": "oryx",
"data": {
"name": "Russia",
"statistics": {
"count": 12784,
"destroyed": 8847,
"damaged": 548,
"abandoned": 490,
"captured": 2899
},
"entities": [
{
"name": "Tanks",
"statistics": {
"count": 2426,
"destroyed": 1587,
"damaged": 137,
"abandoned": 154,
"captured": 550
},
"details": [
{
"name": "T-62M",
"count": 65,
"destroyed": {
"count": 25,
"list": [
"https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1544797070883684353",
"https://i.postimg.cc/X72RXDmM/1024-t62m-destr-11-01-23.jpg",
"other image links..."
]
},
"damaged": {
"count": 5,
"list": ["other image links..."]
},
"captured": {
"count": 35,
"list": ["other image links..."]
},
"abandoned": {
"count": 0,
"list": []
},
"damagedAndCaptured": {
"count": 30,
"list": ["other image links..."]
},
"damagedAndAbandoned": {
"count": 0,
"list": []
}
}
]
}
]
}
}
}- Ministry of defense scrap result example
{
"success": true,
"result": {
"date": "2023-11-29T14:34:23.580Z",
"type": "mod",
"data": [
{
"date": "2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z",
"casualties": [
{
"name": "Tanks",
"total": 5538,
"increment": 15
},
{
"name": "Armored fighting vehicle",
"total": 10312,
"increment": 27
},
{
"name": "Artillery systems",
"total": 7908,
"increment": 32
},
{
"name": "MLRS",
"total": 910,
"increment": 3
},
{
"name": "Anti-aircraft warfare",
"total": 600,
"increment": 3
},
{
"name": "Planes",
"total": 323,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Helicopters",
"total": 324,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "UAV",
"total": 5944,
"increment": 39
},
{
"name": "Cruise missiles",
"total": 1567,
"increment": 2
},
{
"name": "Ships (boats)",
"total": 22,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Submarines",
"total": 1,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Cars and cisterns",
"total": 10348,
"increment": 46
},
{
"name": "Special equipment",
"total": 1121,
"increment": 8
},
{
"name": "Military personnel",
"total": 327580,
"increment": 1140
}
]
},
{
"date": "2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z",
"casualties": [
{
"name": "Tanks",
"total": 5523,
"increment": 3
},
{
"name": "Armored fighting vehicle",
"total": 10285,
"increment": 3
},
{
"name": "Artillery systems",
"total": 7876,
"increment": 1
},
{
"name": "MLRS",
"total": 907,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Anti-aircraft warfare",
"total": 597,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Planes",
"total": 323,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Helicopters",
"total": 324,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "UAV",
"total": 5905,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Cruise missiles",
"total": 1565,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Ships (boats)",
"total": 22,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Submarines",
"total": 1,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Cars and cisterns",
"total": 10302,
"increment": 3
},
{
"name": "Special equipment",
"total": 1113,
"increment": 0
},
{
"name": "Military personnel",
"total": 326440,
"increment": 860
}
]
}
]
}
}