Two civilian vessels in the Sea of Azov were hit by a missile strike from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Thursday, the press service of the border department of the FSB of Russia in the Krasnodar Territory told reporters. "At 11:00 on February 24, 2022, Russian civilian cargo ships SGV-Flot and Serafim Sarovsky were hit by a missile strike by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the waters of the Sea of Azov. The fire was conducted from Mariupol. As a result of the shelling, the SGV-Flot oil cargo was damaged, a fire broke out on board. One of the team members was seriously injured," the report says. It is clarified that the fire on board the ship was extinguished, both cargo ships continued to move, border patrol boats were sent to the scene to evacuate the injured crew member. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday morning said in a televised address that in response to the appeal of the leaders of the republics of Donbass, he decided to conduct a special military operation. The Russian leader stressed that Moscow's plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the Russian military does not strike at the cities of Ukraine, military infrastructure is being disabled by high-precision means. Nothing threatens the civilian population, the ministry assured. https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/13836573