What You Need to Know: The Black Sea theater in Ukraine's 1,000-day conflict has become a striking example of asymmetric warfare. Despite limited naval resources, Ukraine has neutralized over 25% of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, including major vessels like the Moskva cruiser and Rostov-on-Don submarine.

-These attacks have forced Russia to retreat its fleet from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk and adapt its operations. Ukraine continues to deploy innovative tactics, including long-range UAV strikes on Russian ships in port, undermining Russia’s naval capabilities.

-Though Russia maintains the ability to conduct missile strikes from the Eastern Black Sea, Ukraine has dealt a severe blow to its maritime dominance.

Most of the fighting in Ukraine has been taking place on land. But that doesn’t mean that the two combatants have been wrestling for supremacy in other domains.

Indeed, the fight for the Black Sea has been one of the most interesting aspects of the 1,000-day conflict in Ukraine. It is truly a David against Goliath situation, in which David (Ukraine) has had remarkable success in sinking,........

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