During a naval exercise last year, a Ukrainian-led team successfully highlighted weaknesses in NATO's naval forces. According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the team won in all combat scenarios, including a simulated attack on a frigate that NATO forces failed to notice. This exercise, conducted as part of REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 2025 off the coast of Portugal, involved two teams: the Red team (representing the enemy), led by Ukraine along with American, British, and Spanish units, and the Blue team, representing NATO.

The maneuvers focused on five different scenarios, such as protecting ports and maritime convoys. The rules stated that targeting an enemy ship first and recording the maneuver on video was sufficient for