FIRST SATELLITE PICTURES OF RUSSIA -UKRAINE WAR

(The Quiver) : How devastating is the scenario of Russia- Ukraine war can be estimated by looking over the first set of satellites pictures after Russia invaded Ukraine. Satellite pictures provided by Space Company Planet Labs PBC showed a large plume of smoke near the runway. The radar and possible air-defense systems seem to have been completely annihilated by the early morning Russian air attack. The first set of satellites images starts from civilian apartments near airports hit during the airstrikes.

source : India Today Satellite image of Chuhuiv airport near Kharkiv, before and after Russian strikes.

Several civilians were reportedly injured during the incident.The satellite imagery collected only hours after the attack provide a visual confirmation of this incident as fire truck deployed to control the fire is seen near the apartment in the pictures.

Satellite image of smoke following Russian air strikes at Chuhuiv airport near Kharkiv. (Courtesy Planet Labs PBC, annotation Ankit Kumar, India Today)

Satellite image of Chuhuiv airport near Kharkiv, before and after Russian strikes. (Courtesy Planet Labs PBC, annotation Ankit Kumar, India Today)

Satellite image of destruction following Russian airstrikes at Chuhuiv airport near Kharkiv. (Courtesy Planet Labs PBC, annotation Ankit Kumar, India Today)

Soon after the strikes, several social media videos claimed that civilian apartments were hit near the airport during Russian airstrikes on Thursday.

Chuhuiv airport, Kharkiv. pic.twitter.com/xhd0KM4rZz
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Soon after the strikes, several social media videos claimed that civilian apartments were hit near the airport during Russian airstrikes on Thursday.

Civilians already suffering a heavy toll in Putin's war. This apartment block in Chuhuiv, south of Kharkiv, was hit in the opening salvos.

Number of casualties unknown at this point.pic.twitter.com/HkXgLxIBLL
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