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On April 4, The New York Times published images from Maxar satellites claiming that the photos were taken from space over the Ukrainian town of Bucha on March 19. In those photos, one can see the dark spots that are located in the same areas, where the bodies of the killed people were photographed on the ground. Houses and wrecked cars nearby are highlighted as well. According to the authors of the NYT article, the satellite images proved that the bodies of the people had been lying on the road, or rather, on Yablunskaya Street, since March 11. The satellite took photographs of them on March 19. This does sound and look convincing at first glance. However, the satellite record itself does not contain the date. Therefore, one can only say for certain the following: the bodies of dead people were indeed lying on Yablunskaya Street next to the wrecked cars. Nevertheless, it remains unknown when exactly the satellite image was taken. Can one believe the images from Maxar? Maxar Technologies Inc. is a company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, USA. The company specializes in the manufacture of communications satellites and geospatial intelligence. According to The New Republic, Maxar is the main contractor for the US Department of Defense for geospatial intelligence. The US military is Maxar's key customer. In addition, the company actively cooperates with mass media, especially during the times of war.
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