These photos reveal scale of destruction in Ukraine

Russia escalated its attack on Ukraine and pounded over 1200 targets across Ukraine with missiles, airstrikes and artillery, and street battles. It unleashed thousands of troops in what appeared to be an intensified bid to grind down the country's defences ahead of an all-out assault on the east. The scale of the destruction has been revealed in a series of photos and satellite images.

Russian forces further escalated their attacks on several parts of Ukraine and pounded over 1,200 Ukrainian targets in what appeared to be an intensified bid to grind down the country's defences ahead of an all-out assault on the east. Credit: Reuters Photo

Russian troops managed to take control of the eastern city of Kreminna after hours of relentless bombing as gunfights between Putin's men and battling Ukrainian forces continue. Credit: Reuters Photo

At least seven people were reported killed in Lviv, where plumes of black smoke rose over a city that has seen only sporadic attacks during almost two months of war and had become a haven for civilians fleeing the fighting. Credit: Reuters Photo

The attacks came as Russia continued building up troops and artillery in the east and south for the expected start of a new ground offensive in Donbas, Ukraine's mostly Russian-speaking industrial heartland. Credit: Reuters Photo

Thick smoke was seen rising from the Lysychansk Oil Refinery after it was hit by a Russian missile at Lysychansk, Luhansk region in Ukraine. Credit: Reuters Photo

A serviceman of Republic militia walks past a damaged mosque in Mariupol, Ukraine. Credit: AP Photo

A damaged boat of the Ukrainian Coast Guard of the Sea of Azov is seen after a heavy fighting in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol, Ukraine. Credit: AP Photo

A general view of an open market destroyed by a military strike in Ukraine. Credit: Reuters Photo

A Ukranian walks on the debris of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region. Credit: Reuters Photo

Local civilians walk past a tank destroyed during heavy fighting in an area in Mariupol, Ukraine. Credit: AP Photo