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Maxar’s Satellite Imagery Of The Russian Attack On Ukraine Now Reveals Before + After Destruction Of Cities, Engaged Russian Equipment + Deployments

March 16, 2022

 Before/after comparison of central Volnovakha with extensive damage to buildings near the train station (Location: 47.602, 37.491

Maxar’s recent satellite imagery reveals significant damage to residential and civilian infrastructure in and around multiple Ukrainian cities, including Volnovakha, Chernihiv and Kharkiv.

Before/after comparison of damaged residential apartment buildings and nearby church (Location: 47.617, 37.497)
Before/after comparison of damaged homes and buildings (Location: 47.611, 37.488)

Russian self-propelled artillery and multiple rocket launchers (MRL) are seen deployed on the outskirts of Chernihiv, oriented with their gun and MRL tubes oriented toward the city.

 Deployment of Russian self-propelled howitzers and multiple rocket launchers (MRL), northeast of Chernihiv (Location: 51.612, 31.457)
Closeup of Deployment of Russian self-propelled howitzers and multiple rocket launchers (MRL), northeast of Chernihiv (Location: 51.612, 31.457)
Second closeup of Deployment of Russian self-propelled howitzers and multiple rocket launchers (MRL), northeast of Chernihiv (Location: 51.612, 31.457)
Multispectral image view of burning homes in residential area of Chernihiv (Location: 51.521, 31.362)
Large craters and damaged Olympic sports training center/stadium, Chernihiv (Location: 51.503, 31.329)
Fires and damage in a Kharkiv residential area (Location: 49.998, 36.265)

Additionally, the aftermath of yesterday’s reported destruction of multiple Russian helicopters is seen at Kherson airfield.

Destroyed Russian helicopters on tarmac and Russian ground forces deployment at Kherson airfield (Location: 46.672, 32.507)
Russian ground forces deployment at Kherson airfield (Location: 46.672, 32.507)

In southern Belarus, a new large field hospital compound is identified in the town of Naroulia.

Military field hospital and medical compound established in Naroulia (Location: 51.794, 29.490)

Additional Russian ground forces, engineering equipment and attack and troop transport helicopters deployments are noted in the region.

Mobile bridging unit in convoy on highway (Location: 51.692, 29.507)
Large deployment of attack and troop transport helicopters at VD Bolshoy Bokov airfield (Location: 51.985, 29.158) – closeup of helicopters is the image capture on the right.

All imagery is ©2022 Maxar Technologies.

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