For the first time since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian army paralyzed Russia in an unexpected area.The Ukrainians targeted Kaspiysk, an anchorage of the Russian Caspian Flotilla in Dagestan, Russia, 1000 kilometers from the front lines.This naval base was hit by a surprise, modified aircraft used by the Ukrainians.The Russian navy has suffered another crippling blow by fleeing from its Caspian base. This was the first proven Ukrainian victory in the Russian Caspian region.What kind of losses did the Russian Navy suffer after these attacks, how many ships were damaged?How did the Kremlin fail to prevent this air attack?Was Russia’s air defense system in the Caspian Sea region as unreliable as its air batteries in other regions?