Graphic detail | Scorched earth

Nearly half of Mariupol has suffered grave damage

Satellite images show that 90% of ruined buildings were residential

After failing to conquer Ukraine’s capital, Russia has sent the bulk of its forces to the country’s east. If its army assaults the full Donbas region in the way it has attacked Mariupol, Ukraine’s most-bombarded city, there may not be much left to “liberate” once the fighting ends.

This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “Scorched earth”

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