Russia invaded Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and carried out a deadly attack. Here's a satellite image of the Russian invasion and the devastation it caused.
In this radar image taken by Earth observation company Capella Space, Russian troops are seen gathering near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that collapsed near the Ukrainian border, shortly after the invasion on February 24.
This image, taken on February 4, 2022 by the Maxar Worldview 3 satellite, shows VD Bolshoy Bokov Airfield near Mazyr, Belarus, before Russian troops moved into the area.
Helicopters at Belgorod in Russia, as seen on February 13, 2022.
Luninets Air Base in Belarus as seen on February 14, 2022. “Su-25 ground attack aircraft (a total of 32), helicopters, S-400 air defense units, army equipment and UAV/drone units seen at Luninets airfield (location: 52,276, 26,780), about 50 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine," Maxar officials said in a statement.
Close-up view of air defense units at Luninets Airfield in Belarus, observed by Maxar's WorldView 3 satellite on February 14, 2022.
The helicopter is pictured by Crimea's Donuzlav Lake on February 18, 2022, in this image from the Maxar WorldView 2 satellite. "A large helicopter deployment (more than 60 helicopters) remains deployed on Lake Donuzlav," Maxar officials said in a statement.
This WorldView 3 satellite image, taken on February 15, 2022, shows a new helicopter unit of more than 20 helicopters deployed near Valuyki, Russia, about 27 kilometers east of the border with Ukraine.
Helicopter and troop deployment in Valuyki, Russia as seen by Maxar's WorldView 1 satellite on February 16, 2022.
Tents and a field hospital in Novoozernoye in Crimea as seen on February 18, 2022.
This image taken on February 21, 2022, by the Maxar WorldView 3 satellite, shows a new deployment of logistical support and troops at Krasnyi Oktyabr in Russia, southwest of Belgorod.
This image taken on February 22, 2022 by Maxar's WorldView 3 satellite, shows a closeup of the vehicle assembled at VD Bolshoy Bokov Airfield.
This image taken on February 22, 2022 by the Maxar WorldView satellite, shows a heavy equipment carrier in western Klintsy, Russia.
Ukraine's Chuhuiv Air Base on February 24, 2022, as seen by a satellite operated by the company Planet.
A 40-mile-long Russian military convoy is seen from space approaching the besieged Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on February 28, 2022.
Image from Maxar's WorldView 3 satellite shows the southern end of a large military convoy on the edge of Antonov Airport on February 28, 2022.