Russian military forces invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, and have been attacking the country ever since. Satellite images of the build up to Russia's invasion can be seen in this Space.com gallery.
Russian troops are seen near the collapsed Chernobyl nuclear power plant close to the borders of Ukraine in a radar image taken by U.S. Earth-observation company Capella Space.
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Russian troops moved into the area before this image was taken by Maxar's Worldview 3 satellite.
There are helicopter in Belgorod in Russia.
The Luninets Air Base is in Belarus.
The Luninets airfield has a total of 32 ground attack aircraft, a helicopter, an air defense unit, and ground force equipment.
A close-up view of air defense units at Luninets Airfield was observed by a Maxar satellite.
The Luninets Airfield was observed on Feb. 14, 2022.
There are ground attack aircraft at Luninets Air Base.
A large deployment of helicopters remain deployed at Lake Donuzlav.
The Millerovo Air Base is pictured in a satellite image.
A new helicopter unit and battle group deployment consisting of tanks, armored personnel carriers and support equipment has deployed to Millerovo airfield, which is approximately 10 miles from the Ukraine border.
A new helicopter unit consisting of more than 20 helicopters was deployed near Valuyki, Russia, approximately 17 miles east of the border with Ukraine.
The helicopter deployment and troops in Valuyki, Russia are seen by a Maxar satellite.
The satellite image shows at least 50 new helicopters at the airfield.
There is a convoy of armored equipment.
There are tents and a field hospital in the center of the peninsula.
The image was taken by the World View 3 satellite and shows material support and troops at Krasnyi Oktyabr southwest of Belgorod.
An overview of new deployment in a clearing southwest of Belgorod can be seen in this image.
The image was taken by Maxar's GeoEye 1 satellite and shows armor and vehicles at a railyard southwest of Belgorod.
An overview of a field hospital and troop deployment in western Belgorod can be seen in this image.
A closeup of a field hospital and troop deployment in western Belgorod can be seen in this image.
An overview of new deployment at Pochep, Russia, is shown in this image snapped on Feb. 22, 2022, by Maxar's World View 1 satellite.
The image was taken by Maxar's World View 3 satellite and shows a closeup of assembled vehicles.
Satellite photos show military activity in Russia.
The image was taken on February 22, 2022, by Maxar's World View 3 satellite.
The image was taken by Maxar's World View 1 satellite and shows land clearing and new deployment at Pochep, Russia.
The image was taken by Maxar's Worldview 1 satellite and shows troop tents and a housing area.
The image was snapped by a Maxar World View satellite.
The image was taken from a Planet satellite.
Satellite photos show details of the Russian invasion.
A satellite operated by the company Planet shows the Chuhuiv Airbase in Ukraine.
Satellite photos show details of the Russian invasion.
The air base in Ukiraine was opened in February of 2022.
Satellite photos show details of the Russian invasion.
The air base in Ukiraine was opened in February of 2022.
Satellite photos show details of the Russian invasion.
An image from Maxar's Worldview 1 satellite shows the border crossing between Ukraine and Romania.
The Russian military convoy was captured by Earth observation satellites.
Satellite photos show a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy.
A 40-mile long Russian military convoy is seen from space as it approaches the besieged city of Kyiv.
Satellite photos show a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy.
In addition to the convoy, troops and choppers were spotted in the southern part of the country. There are attack helicopters at a military airport.
Satellite photos show a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy.
There was military equipment near the border with Ukraine.
Satellite photos show a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy.
Russian airborne forces are shown in a Maxar satellite image.
A home improvement warehouse is ablaze with scorched fields a few hundred meters east following shelling in the area.
Russian attack sets Ukrainian home-improvement store ablaze.
An annotated version of the BlackSky image was captured in February of 2022.
Russian attack sets Ukrainian home-improvement store ablaze.
A 40-mile long Russian military convoy is seen from space as it approaches the besieged city of Kyiv.
Satellite photos show a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy.
A 40-mile long Russian military convoy is seen from space as it approaches the besieged city of Kyiv.
Satellite photos show a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy.
Satellite imagery shows the destruction of military vehicles and homes in a residential area south of the airport.
A destroyed factory building is shown in an image from a Maxar satellite.
A destroyed bridge and homes are shown in an image from a Maxar satellite.
Satellite imagery shows burning homes and impact craters in Rivnopillya, Ukraine.
An image from Maxar's Worldview 3 satellite shows the northern end of a Russian convoy with supplies southeast of Ivankiv, Ukraine.
An image from Maxar's Worldview 3 satellite shows a large military convoy on the edge of an airport.