Naval Presence That Drones Can't Match: "Russian navy vessel at Crimea's Port of Balaklava"

Okay, for those who have spouted the "drones for presence" line of hooey, tell me how a drone could match this naval presence, as reported by the BBC "Russian navy vessel at Crimea's Port of Balaklava".


For those of you who have forgotten, Crimea is part of the county of Ukraine, not Russia.

Tarantul-III class corvette of the type off Balaklava

UPDATE: More context from a 1993 map: