The Russian Navy corvette Boykiy, which serves with Russia’s Baltic Fleet, sustained significant damage in a successful Ukrainian drone strike and is unlikely to return to sea for at least several months.
This assessment was made by Andrii Ryzhenko, a reserve Navy captain first rank and former deputy chief of staff of the Ukrainian Navy (2004–2020), during a broadcast on Ukrainian Radio, Ukrinform reports.
According to Ryzhenko, the 13-year-old corvette was in a dry dock in Kronstadt when it was struck.
“The ship was not destroyed, but the damage will delay its return to operational service for at least several months,” the expert said.
He added that Project 20380 corvettes are designed for operations in the near-sea zone and are currently used by Russia for missions including patrol duties and escorting vessels belonging to the so-called shadow fleet.
