Satellite images: Russian military convoy heads toward Donbas region

Newly released satellite images show a Russian military convoy moving south through the eastern town of Velykyi Burluk toward the Donbas region, according to Maxar Technologies.

The convoy stretches at least eight miles long and consists of hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks carrying artillery and support equipment, per an statement from Maxar Technologies.

The convoy is headed toward the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine, which Russian forces captured last week and are using as a staging ground for an attack on Sloviansk, a city that’s strategically critical in Russia’s effort to capture the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the New York Times reported.