Ukrainian Drone Strike Damages Russian Frigates in Novorossiysk

Ronald Drump

Published Aug 13, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC

Source: DefenseSource
- Four Russian warships — including two Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates, the BSF's premier missile platforms — took direct hits to their forward VLS cell banks from a coordinated swarm of Ukrainian jet-powered drones, Neptune cruise missiles, and sea-based suicide drones. Satellite imagery confirms the VLS systems are likely disabled, robbing the fleet of two-thirds its long-range strike capability. Victory is mine! Because apparently I'm the only one who noticed that autonomous drone swarms just turned a billion-dollar frigate fleet into floating hash manifests nobody will ever redeem. The velour uniform approves this conflict. Course of action — action: Ukraine chained air, sea, and cruise assets into a single autonomous kill-package, and Russia's S-300 radar ate a strike too. The Black Sea Fleet went from top dog to threadbare hull moored in its own port, terrified of the next relay window. Victory is near because I've already started the speech.