Still a little foggy on exactly where this happened, regardless not a good look.
Brings up an old question of mine, can anti ship missiles be mounted on small boats.
If the Ukrainians can get these boats all the way to the ship,‘they should be able to easily get them within missile range and do far more damage, while causing massive problems for muskovites trying to deal with this threat
“can anti ship missiles be mounted on small boats”
I guess that the rocking of the ship is harder to stabilize, the smaller it is.
Maybe they could haul some GLSDBs within range of Stevastopol, and pop some there as well.
There are some small anti-ship missiles based on the Hellfire. Most anti-ship missiles are pretty large, and the launching systems and associated below deck equipment are too bulky for small boats.
Ukraine has the Swedish RBS-17 (and the brit equivalent Brimstone) that could be installed on several of Ukraine’s boats, including the MK-VI Patrol Boats we provided them. They might even be adaptable to an unmanned drone.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/how-can-swedish-rbs-17-anti-ship-missiles-help-ukraine/