Ukraine Destroys Russian Black Sea Fleet Ship

Ukraine's naval drones destroyed Russia's missile-armed corvette Ivanovets near annexed Crimea, prompting the Russian Black Sea Fleet to shift its focus from combat operations to protecting its base points and overseeing civilian shipping. This marks the 26th Russian ship successfully struck by Ukraine since the war began in February 2022, as Ukraine seeks to reverse Putin's 2014 annexation of Crimea. The Black Sea Fleet has adapted its posture throughout the conflict to serve a conflict of attrition, with Russia's supremacy on the Black Sea contested by Ukraine's anti-surface and drone capacities.