Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck four Russian warships during an overnight operation at the Novorossiysk naval base in Russia’s Krasnodar region.The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) confirmed that the strikes were part of a joint operation carried out on the night of Wednesday, Aug. 12.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.According to preliminary data, damage of varying degrees was caused to two Project 11356 frigates, “Admiral Makarov” and “Admiral Essen”, as well as the Project 21631 small missile ship “Buyan-M” and the Project 22160 patrol ship “Vasily Bykov.”“Ukraine’s Defense Forces are consistently reducing the Russian Federation’s capacity to continue its armed aggression,” the General Staff said in its statement, adding that further details would follow.Damage assessment still underwayThe General Staff reported that each vessel is still being inspected, with the full extent of damage not yet disclosed.According to Ukrainska Pravda, a 30N6E radar was also hit, which is part of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system.Additionally, a mobile fire team was struck on pier No. 2, alongside the tunnel portal of the Hrushova oil depot leading to the Sheskharis terminal. Infrastructure at piers No. 3, No. 6 and No. 7 was also damaged.Earlier on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine struck the naval base in Novorossiysk with domestically made Palianytsia drones and Neptune missiles.