In recent satellite images, a U-shaped building can be seen, with the red, white and blue star of the Russian military on the roof, he writes. BBC. It also says “From the Russian military to the people of Mariupol,” according to the channel.
Mariupol was the scene of very heavy fighting long after the invasion on February 24, and most of the city was left in ruins.
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Ukrainian authorities have estimated that around 25,000 civilians have been killed in the fighting in the city. 1,348 have been confirmed dead by the UN, which at the same time says the real number of civilian deaths is probably “thousands higher”.
There are also pictures from the Mariupol theater among Maxar’s new pictures. The theater was shelled by Russian forces in March, despite the word “CHILDREN” being written in Russian on the outside of the building where many of the city’s civilians had sought refuge.
THE THEATRE: The theater in Mariupol was bombed on March 18 – despite the fact that “CHILDREN” was written on the outside of the building and several hundred civilians are said to have stayed there. Photo: Maxar Technologies/Reuters/NTB
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Ukrainian authorities said as many as 300 civilians were in the theater when it was bombed, NTB wrote earlier.
Amnesty followed up on the attack and described it as “a clear war crime”.
In the new satellite images, it may appear that the Russians have erected some kind of wall around the theater.
Extended cemetery
The photos also show the city’s cemetery, which appears to have been expanded, writes the BBC.
PROBABLY EXPANDABLE: Satellite images of the city cemetery should show that the area has been expanded. Photo: Maxar Technologies/Reuters/NTB
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Russian forces have been moving bodies from destroyed buildings to the cemetery in recent months, according to the British state broadcaster.
An analysis by BBC Panorama estimated that around 1,500 new graves had been dug in the cemetery.
