New satellite images are providing a clear view of the damage Ukrainian military infrastructure has already suffered after Russia’s military invaded the country on Thursday.
The photos, provided to Global News by American space technology company Maxar, also show large military convoys heading west by land and air towards Ukraine from Russia and neighbouring Belarus. Read more: Ukraine orders full military mobilization to counter Russian invasion The first wave of attacks on Ukraine saw several military bases, including airfields, get damaged.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 137 “heroes,” including 10 military officers, had been killed and 316 people were wounded.
The dead included all border guards on Zmiinyi Island, also known as Snake Island or Serpent Island, in the Odesa region, which was taken over by Russians.