Satellite Images Show 65-km Long Russian Convoy Going To Kyiv, Burning Houses In Ukraine
The longest Russian military convoy since the invasion of Ukraine has been seen marching towards Kyiv as shown by the latest satellite imagery.
Until yesterday, the size of the Russian convoy visible in the satellite pictures was stretched over 3 miles. However, the most recent imagery indicates that the Russian convoy could be spread around 40 miles (almost 64 km).
Images show hundreds of armoured vehicles, tanks
The images, collected by Maxar, showed that the Russian convoy covers the stretch of road from near Antonov airport to the town of Prybirsk. "A number of homes and buildings are seen burning north and northwest of Ivankiv, near the roads where the convoy is traveling," Maxar said.
In the south, the convoy starts from near Antonov airport to the area near Prybirsk in the north. The distance along the road is approximately 40 miles. Containing hundreds of armoured vehicles, tanks, towed artillery and logistics support vehicles, the convoy continued to move slowly towards Kyiv.
Homes were seen burning?
Maxar Technologies also said additional ground forces deployments and ground attack helicopter units were seen in southern Belarus, less than 32 kilometres north of the Ukraine border.?At several locations, northwest of Ivankiv, homes are seen burning as Russian artillery is spotted nearby, it said.
Since the start of the Russian invasion last Thursday, Ukrainian forces have defended the roads leading into central Kyiv against assaults by Russian forces that are massing around the capital.
The Russian army on Monday urged Ukrainians to leave Kyiv "freely" on one highway out ahead of what is an expected Russian offensive to capture the capital.
Biggest assault on a European state since WW-II
Russia's offensive on Ukraine is the biggest assault on a European state since World War II. Ukraine claims that over 350 civilians have been killed since the invasion began last Thursday.
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a "special operation" that it says is not designed to occupy territory but to destroy its southern neighbour's military capabilities and capture what it regards as dangerous nationalists.
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