Google Maps shows destruction of Mariupol: new satellite images

Google Maps shows destruction in Mariupol

Google Maps has released new satellite images of the temporarily occupied Mariupol, showing the level of destruction since the beginning of the war in eastern Ukraine. This information was published by the 'Glavkom' portal.

The updated maps display the destruction and damage of various objects in the city, including former high-rise buildings.

These images help document the consequences of war: for international organizations, lawyers, humanitarian missions - they show the scale of destruction, the sizes of destroyed neighborhoods, and damage to infrastructure objects.

The updated satellite images serve as a basis for evidence that can be used in reports by human rights defenders and journalists. Currently, these images are available to Google Maps users, allowing them to see the destruction in the city.

It is worth noting that Russian occupiers destroyed all Ukrainian murals, monuments, and pedestals in Mariupol. This information was reported by the Mariupol City Council.

'Instead, the city is being filled with murals featuring Russian tricolors, propaganda of 'friendship with cities of the Russian Federation', killers of peaceful Mariupol residents who are presented as 'heroes of the SVO'. The city is being forcibly Russified, and historical events are deliberately distorted,' the city council emphasized.

For instance, the director of 'Mariupol Television' Mykola OsYchenko told 'Espreso' that the occupiers renamed Azovstal Street to Tula Boulevard and installed a monument to gingerbread and samovar there.

After the start of the war in eastern Ukraine, Google Maps released new satellite images of Mariupol, showing the destruction and damage to objects in the city. This data can be used to document the consequences of the war for international organizations, human rights defenders, and journalists. The updated images also indicate a clear Russian propaganda and attempts to Russify the city of Mariupol.