{"id":1370218,"date":"2026-03-16T20:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ukrainian-drones-supposedly-sank-a-nato-frigate-during-exercises-media\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:45:01","slug":"ukrainian-drones-supposedly-sank-a-nato-frigate-during-exercises-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ukrainian-drones-supposedly-sank-a-nato-frigate-during-exercises-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drones supposedly sank a NATO frigate during exercises \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"

During<\/span> NATO’s<\/span> multinational<\/span> naval<\/span> exercise<\/span> REPMUS\/<\/span> Dynamic<\/span> Messenger<\/span> 2025,<\/span> a<\/span> team<\/span> led by<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> simulatedly<\/span> “<\/span> sunk<\/span> “<\/span> an<\/span> Alliance<\/span> frigate<\/span> using<\/span> naval<\/span> drones.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This<\/span> is<\/span> reported by<\/span><\/a> the Frankfurter<\/span> Allgemeine<\/span> Zeitung.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The exercises<\/span> were held<\/span> in<\/span> Portugal.<\/span> The so<\/span> –<\/span> called<\/span> “<\/span> red”<\/span> team<\/span> played<\/span> the role<\/span> of a hypothetical<\/span> enemy,<\/span> while the “<\/span> blue”<\/span> team<\/span> represented<\/span> NATO<\/span> forces<\/span> . The “<\/span> red”<\/span> team included units<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Great<\/span> Britain,<\/span> Spain<\/span> , and<\/span> other<\/span> countries,<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> led<\/span> by Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According<\/span> to<\/span> a source<\/span> who<\/span> participated<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> exercises,<\/span> the scenarios<\/span> involved<\/span> protecting<\/span> ports<\/span> and<\/span> sea<\/span> convoys.<\/span> In<\/span> all<\/span> scenarios,<\/span> the Ukrainian<\/span> -led<\/span> team<\/span> defeated<\/span> the<\/span> Alliance forces<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to<\/span> the rules<\/span> of the exercises,<\/span> victory<\/span> was awarded<\/span> to the side<\/span> that<\/span> was able to<\/span> successfully<\/span> attack<\/span> the enemy ships<\/span> .<\/span> During<\/span> the<\/span> simulated<\/span> attack, the “<\/span> reds”<\/span> inflicted<\/span> so<\/span> many<\/span> conditional<\/span> hits<\/span> on<\/span> the NATO<\/span> frigate<\/span> that<\/span> in<\/span> a real<\/span> battle<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> have sunk.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The<\/span> source<\/span> noted<\/span> that<\/span> Alliance<\/span> forces<\/span> were unable<\/span> to<\/span> detect<\/span> the weapons<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/span> the attack<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Ukrainian<\/span> side<\/span> also<\/span> demonstrated<\/span> several<\/span> versions<\/span> of the Magura<\/span> V7<\/span> naval<\/span> drone<\/span> . One<\/span> of<\/span> them<\/span> was equipped with<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> equipment<\/span> and<\/span> an explosive<\/span> charge,<\/span> the other<\/span> with a machine gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The<\/span> publication<\/span> notes<\/span> that<\/span> these<\/span> exercises<\/span> demonstrated<\/span> the effectiveness<\/span> of unmanned<\/span> systems<\/span> and<\/span> their<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> pose<\/span> a serious<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> naval<\/span> forces<\/span> when<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/span> conjunction<\/span> with<\/span> combat<\/span> experience<\/span> and<\/span> thoughtful<\/span> planning.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A NATO<\/span> spokesperson<\/span> confirmed<\/span> the<\/span> exercises<\/span> and<\/span> called<\/span> them<\/span> an important<\/span> milestone<\/span> for<\/span> the Alliance,<\/span> as<\/span> it was the first time<\/span> the Ukrainian<\/span> fleet<\/span> coordinated<\/span> the actions<\/span> of a hypothetical<\/span> enemy<\/span> during<\/span> such<\/span> exercises<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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As previously reported, NATO has begun large-scale ten-day exercises in the Arctic, involving more than 25,000 military personnel from 14 countries.<\/a><\/p>\n

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As a reminder, the results of international exercises demonstrated a significant gap between the theoretical developments of Western strategists and the harsh reality of combat operations. Ukrainian drone operators demonstrated complete superiority over outdated defense methods, which caused dissonance among NATO representatives.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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During NATO’s multinational naval exercise REPMUS\/ Dynamic Messenger 2025, a team led by Ukraine simulatedly “ sunk “ an Alliance frigate using naval drones. This is reported by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The exercises were held in Portugal. The so – called “ red” team played the role of a hypothetical enemy, while the “ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1370213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76872,76873,76871],"class_list":["post-1370218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feed","category-events","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1370213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}