Entire building blocks in the center of Mariupol have been demolished – a level of disaster not previously seen in the besieged city of Ukraine – new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show. With communications inside and outside Mariupol non-existent, the images are the first visual update in recent days that does not come from Russian propaganda. The images confirm all the satellite sensing data NASA has collected: dozens of explosions have occurred in and around Mariupol. A dramatic theater in ruins after bombing. (Maxar Technologies) The area just east of the bombed-out theater – where authorities believe about 300 people were killed in a Russian attack – is in ruins. In a satellite image, roofs are either missing or have been severely damaged in almost every building. Each house surrounding two separate apartment complexes is destroyed in eastern Mariupol. (Maxar Technologies) In eastern Mariupol, another residential area has suffered a similar disaster. Each house surrounding two separate apartment complexes is destroyed. Another large apartment complex in southeastern Mariupol, near the Azovstal steel plant, was destroyed. CNN has previously confirmed that Russian troops and Chechen fighters are active near the apartment complex. Hundreds of people gather in queues outside the Metro supermarket in western Mariupol. (Maxar Technologies) Satellite images also show slaughter survivors. Outside the Metro supermarket in western Mariupol, hundreds of people seem to be queuing up, waiting to enter the building. Its roof has holes from military strikes. The mayor of Mariupol estimated that up to 160,000 people remain in the city until Monday. Russian military vehicles appear to be parked right next to houses northeast of Mariupol. (Maxar Technologies) Just northeast of the city, you can see Russian military positions, including vehicles parked right next to houses. Artillery trailers are seen just northeast of these vehicles. Trailer artillery positions are seen northeast of Mariupol. (Maxar Technologies)
