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One of the most unexpected developments of the full-scale invasion was how many big, expensive Russian ships were taken out by Ukraine, a country that technically has no navy. Around 20% of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has been destroyed as of December 2023, according to National Security and Defense Council head Oleksii Danilov. Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk on Nov. 17 said that Ukrainian forces have destroyed 15 Russian warships in the Black Sea and damaged 12 others since the start of the all-out war in February 2022.

Russia's air defenses have proven to be less effective against small drones as they were built to detect larger targets like missiles and aircraft.

This winter, Ukraine’s military is visibly running on fumes, as recent reporting shows M109 Paladin artillery outside Bakhmut receiving only smoke shells

Moscow has lost more than 9,000 artillery systems in the 23 months of all-out war, Ukraine said on Wednesday.

Ukraine has been amassing thousands of first-person-view drones through rounds of fundraising, and upping its domestic production of the cheap, disposable UAVs.