War in Ukraine. The horrors of war by Saky

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows destroyed Russian aircraft at Saki Air Base after an explosion Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the Crimean Peninsula, the Black Sea peninsula seized from Ukraine by Russia and annexed in March 2014. Ukraine's air force said Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea that appeared to be the result of a Ukrainian attack, which would represent a significant escalation in the war.

A satellite image by Planet Labs PBC shows aircraft at Saki Air Base before an explosion Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the Crimean Peninsula. Powerful explosions rocked the Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escalation of the war in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and several others were wounded, authorities said.

Another photo of the jets lined up at the base hours before the explosions.

A satellite image by Planet Labs PBC shows Saki Air Base before an explosion Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the Crimean Peninsula.

Several buildings on the base that may have housed ammunition were destroyed, as well.

A satellite image by Maxar shows Saky Air Base on May 16.

The same view by Maxar shows damaged Russian aircraft at Saky on August 10.