Before and after satellite imagery highlights the devastation from Russia's attacks on Mariupol, Ukraine

Charles R. DavisMar 11, 2022, 12:10 IST

The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol is being bombed and besieged by Russian forces.
Satellite images show what the city of more than 400,000 people looked like before and after the attack.

Before Russia's invasion last month, Mariupol was a bustling port city in southern Ukraine. But since the war began, it has been besieged and repeatedly struck by Russian airstrikes and artillery fire, with civilians reportedly shelled as they try to flee.

On Wednesday, the situation became even more grim, with reports that Russian attacks had leveled a children's and maternity hospital in the city of roughly 400,000 people.

Satellite images taken by the US firm Maxar Technologies — from June 2021 and March 9, 2022 — show the physical devastation from two weeks of war that have also killed more than 1,000 Ukrainian civilians.

Buildings and homes in Mariupol before the invasion

Buildings and homes before the invasion in Mariupol, Ukraine, June 21, 2021.Maxar

Destroyed buildings in homes in Mariupol after the invasion

Destroyed buildings in homes after the invasion in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.Maxar

Grocery stores and shopping malls before the invasion in western Mariupol

Grocery stores and shopping malls before the invasion in western Mariupol, Ukraine, June 21, 2021.Maxar

Destroyed grocery stores and shopping malls after the invasion in western Mariupol

Destroyed grocery stores and shopping malls after the invasion in western Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.Maxar

Portcity shopping mall and other stores before the invasion in western Mariupol

Portcity shopping mall and other stores before the invasion in western Mariupol, Ukraine, June 21, 2021Maxar

Portcity shopping mall and other stores after the invasion in western Mariupol

Heavily damaged Portcity shopping mall and other stores after the invasion in western Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.Maxar

Homes and buildings before the invasion in eastern Mariupol

Homes and buildings before the invasion in eastern Mariupol, Ukraine, June 21, 2021.Maxar

Homes and buildings after the invasion in eastern Mariupol

Homes and buildings after the invasion in eastern Mariupol, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.Maxar

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