Ukraine has found a way to outwit the Russian blockade in the Black Sea. At the same time, Vladimir Putin's fleet was decimated ship by ship.

With 6.3 million tons, the three Ukrainian ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenny shipped almost as much goods and grain in December as before the Russian attack on the neighboring country to the west. “Unique Lego puzzle” makes Putin a loser in theBlack Sea. It is the next defeat for autocrat Vladimir Putin in the geopolitical struggle over Ukraine.