The ongoing war in Ukraine has catalysed a profound shift in the nature of modern military conflict. Amongst the most dramatic innovations has been Ukraine’s development of long-range drone technology capable of striking Russian naval assets at vast distances — including the previously secure port of Novorossiysk on the eastern Black Sea coast, and even inland waterways such as the Don and Volga rivers. These precision strikes are not merely tactically disruptive; they herald a structural transf