Being an autocracy, Russia is willing to throw in hundreds of thousands of men to achieve either outright victory or favorable negotiations, whereas Ukraine, becoming a democracy, is more sympathetic and caring to the state of its war-battered troops.

However, there is one major advantage Russia is banking on that has made battlefield conditions favorable for them in 2024, which is the advantage of amassing forces and equipment on their side of the border Ukraine has had problems reaching due to restrictions by partnered nations.

Ukraine, which started to receive heavy weaponry in the late spring of 2022, such as American HIMARS, British storm shadows, and French scalp missiles, used the weapons to its advantage to take our numerous ammunition depots, command posts, and high-level Russian military leadership.