On the Russian Project 20380 missile corvette Boikiy, the mast fell and the superstructure burned down. The ship will likely undergo long-term repairs or be decommissioned.
Footage published by the Dossye Shpiona Telegram channel shows a massive fire on the corvette. One fatality has also been reported.
The ship’s superstructure is the structure above the upper deck that houses the navigation bridge, combat stations, communication systems, and radars; damage to these systems could completely deprive the ship of control and combat capability.
The mast houses antennas for radar stations (RCS) for detecting air and surface targets, communication antennas, navigation lights, as well as sensors for the “friend or foe” identification system. On this corvette, these include, in particular, the Furke-2 general-purpose radar and the Monument-A missile targeting radar.
On the morning of June 3, Ukrainian drones struck a Russian missile corvette at the Kronstadt Naval Base in St. Petersburg. At the time of the attack, it was in the Veleschinsky Dry Dock. In Liutyi 2026, the ship entered dry dock for scheduled maintenance.
Video footage shows that the Russian corvette was struck by at least two Ukrainian strike drones. A fire subsequently broke out on the ship, and smoke from the blaze was visible from several kilometers away by local residents who witnessed the morning strike.
На російському ракетному корветі проєкту 20380 «Бойкий» упала щогла та згоріла надбудова.
— Владислав (@Vladislav110528) June 4, 2026
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Project 20380 corvette Boikiy
The corvette Boikiy is a Project 20380 multi-purpose patrol ship serving in the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet, designed for operations in the near-sea zone. The ship was laid down on July 27, 2005, in St. Petersburg. It was launched in April 2011 and entered service in May 2013. Its home port is Baltiysk in the Kaliningrad Oblast.
The Boikiy is the third corvette of Project 20380 and belongs to the Steregushchy class of ships. Its displacement is approximately 2,200 tons, its maximum speed is up to 27 knots, and its endurance is up to 15 days. The ship’s crew consists of 100 personnel, including 14 officers.
The corvette’s armament includes 30-mm AK-630 and 100-mm A-190 artillery mounts, as well as Redut air defense missile systems. The ship’s anti-ship capabilities are provided by the Uran missile system, consisting of 8 Kh-35 anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of up to 260 km.
In addition, it is armed with the Paket-NK anti-submarine system, which consists of two four-tube 324-mm torpedo launchers located on the ship’s sides. The ship is designed to carry a Ka-27 helicopter.
Main technical specifications of the 20380:
- Displacement: 2,200 tons
- Length: 104.5 meters
- Width: 11.1 meters
- Maximum speed: 27 knots
- Crew: 100 personnel
Armament:
1 × 100-mm A-190 artillery mount
2 × 30-mm AK-630M artillery mounts
8 × Kh-35 anti-ship missiles
12 × 9M96M or 9M96E anti-aircraft missiles
8 × 324-mm torpedoes
Air wing: 1 × Ka-27PL helicopter and 1 × Orlan-10
Source: Militarnyi
