The latest satellite images from Maxar Technologies, taken on March 18-21, reveal heavy damage from Russian attacks on residential areas in and around the cities of Chernihiv, Mariupol, and Kyiv. Ukrainian civilians have endured bombardment and shelling as Russian forces try to push their stalled offensives forward.
Satellite Photos Show Russian Attacks Focus On Civilian Areas In Ukraine
- By RFE/RL
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Residential buildings burn in the encircled, besieged city of Mariupol on March 21.
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In the center of the satellite image is the Mariupol theater that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 16 while civilians sheltered inside.
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Craters from artillery shells can be seen amid destroyed homes in Novoselivka, northeast of the city of Chernihiv, on March 21.
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Thick plumes of smoke rise from burning oil tanks in Chernihiv.
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Maxar says this image shows artillery deployed near Talakivka, northeast of Mariupol, on March 19.
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Tanks take up positions in a residential area of Mariupol.
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Residential buildings burn in northeastern Mariupol.
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Gutted, burning buildings are visible in Irpin, on the northwestern edge of Kyiv, on March 21.
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Field artillery is deployed west of Antonov Airport, a key objective for Russian forces, northwest of Kyiv on March 21.
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Maxar's experts say these are Russian ground forces near Dublin, Belarus, on March 18.
