Satellite photos show that the southern port city of Mariupol has been badly hit by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian military has been bombarding Mariupol with missiles for a week now. The New York Times reported that one of Mariupol's maternity hospitals was destroyed on Wednesday, March 9.
Mariupol had a population of around 500,000 before the invasion began. Many people have left.
Satellite photos show the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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The photos, captured on Wednesday morning by Maxar Technologies, depict extensive damage to the civilian infrastructure in and around the city, including residential homes, high-rise apartment buildings, grocery stores and shopping centers.
On Wednesday, Maxar's Worldview-2 satellite captured a view of the maternity hospital before it was destroyed.
Maxar's satellites have been watching the invasion in other parts of Ukraine. New imagery was snapped around the capital of Ukraine.
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A Russian military convoy has been stuck on the outskirts of Kyiv for more than a week. The cloudy weather has prevented optical-light satellites from getting good views of the convoy.
There were photos from that day that show armored vehicles and equipment maneuvering to the northeast and southwest of the airport. Hostomel is a suburb of Kyiv.
There are people leaving from Irpin near the damaged bridge over the Irpin River.
Maxar is not the only company that provides a bird's-eye view of the invasion. Satellites operated by Planet, BlackSky and other outfits are taking optical-light imagery of the war and its effects. Synthetic aperture radar, which doesn't require sunlight or clear skies to get a good look at the ground, is being eyed by companies such as Capella Space.
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