confirms its objective in ukraine is to take full control of the black sea coast. and establish a land bridge between russia and crimea. ukraine's president warns if that happens, russia's aggression will spread to other countries. mariupol officials say an evacuation column will be attempted again today. it's supposed to get under way right about now. an estimated 100,000 civilians are still inside the battered city. as ukraine's orthodox christians celebrate easter this weekend, ukraine's president he is hopeful against prevailing against russia, here he is. >> translator: the 58th day of our defense is coming to an end. it ends on good friday, one of the most sorrowful day of the year for christians. the day when death seems to have won. but we hope for a resurrection. we believe in the victory of life over death. and we pray that death loses. >> britain's ministry of defense says russia has made no major gains in the past 24 hours. its air and sea forces haven't established control in either domain. and russian troops don't face heavy fighting in mariupol despite russia's claims the city has been liberated. and moments ago, we got this, the head of the kharkiv region. russian forces have continued shelling the city of kharkiv. as well as the region. we bring you details as they become available. we have cnn correspondents across the region. our matt river is in lviv. nic robertson is in brussels and jomana karadsheh is in sis stan bull. let's bring in scott harrisburg lean, that revelation that russia wants to take full control of the black coast and establish that land bridge. what more are we learns about the implications about this for the whole region? >> reporter: yeah, it's difficult to understate the implications, kim. this came from a russian military yesterday. goal of the stage two which has begun is to solidify russia eastern ukraine and expand the control there and take control of southern ukraine. they still have a lot of work to do. ukrainian troops still have a toehold in mariupol where they continue to hold out and refuse to surrender. and ukraine is in the city of mykolaiv and odesa. right now, it seems like it's a long way from the front lines as well. that commander said the reason why that black sea coast, the southern pat of the country is so important is because it would give russia a connection to tr transnzia. it's in moldova. now, we're involving a whole separate country. this part of moldova, i should say, is a separatist area. russian troops have been there since the 1990s. the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyy said that russia shouldn't be focusing on russian speakers there, but perhaps speakers in russia, listen. >> translator: to be honest, the territory in which russia should take care of the rights of russian speakers is russia itself where there is no stream of speech, no freedom of choice. where there is simply no way to dissent. where poverty thrives and where human life is worthless. >> reporter: so the government of moldova, obviously not very excited by this revelation. the foreign minister of that country summoned the russian ambassador to discuss saying moldova is a neutral country, and that all parties including russia should respect its borders and that russia has long agreed to respect the internationally recognized borders of moldova which include that area. >> scott, you can imagine their consternation. the battle for mariupol and those still trapped there. what's the latest? >> reporter: so there is a glimmer of good news. and that is that authorities say there will be a humanitarian corridor organized today. it began organizing an hour ago, or at least it was supposed to have. it was supposed to start rolling around right now. right now, it's unclear whether that's actually happening or how many people were able to join up on this. it's beginning from a mall on the western edge of the city and going to zaporizhzhia in ukrainian-held territory. this mall where the corridor is beginning is a long way from the azovstal steel plant where ukrainian troops continue to hold out there. there are also a number of women and children and men sheltered underground at that steel plant. we're seeing new video from underneath this very cavernous facility which is quite deep, according to this video all over the walls. you can see the russian word for children spray painted on them, just to make clear for russian troops if they were to come in that direction. the ukrainian troops bring the kids food and supplies and candy when they arrived. and the kids look in remarkably good spirit considering what they've been through. many of them haven't seen sunshine in virtually two months and everyone is begging for some kind of humanitarian corridor or assistance getting out. it's very unlikely that many of these people will be able to join the humanitarian corridor. the difficult thing, kim, for people who have escaped from the city, it's very difficult to get reliable information. so people very likely won't hear about this humanitarian corridor. when they do flee their homes they're often relying on their instincts or rumors, hoping they can link up with a humanitarian corridor to safety. >> yeah. we'll be following that to see whether indeed they're able to get more people out of that city. scott elecmclean reporting live lviv, ukraine. appreciate it. ukrainian officials say after week, those able to get out tell matt rivers about they're harrowing experience. >> translator: so many should have been evacuated but the russians kept shelling. they're not human beings. i don't know who gave birth to them. hor horrific. we were just thinking about our survival. i don't know how i'll tell my son. >> they've located apparent mass graves in the village. they can't independently verify the claim but the satellite company maxar say there appear to be 200 new graves. and a new report from human watch rights found evidence of killings along bucha and disappearances and torture. we want to warn you the next video is traffic. ukraine's top prosecutor said last week her office was investigating 6,000 alleged war crimes. spoke with media and said there's also evidence of rape and sexual assault. >> when i was i tried to be in such places by myself and speak with policemen, with prosecutors on the ground with witnesses, when i was, but it was the same day when they started the criminal case about rape. and that's why, yes, unfortunately, we have such information. >> so for more on all of this, we're joined by federico bor borrello, he joins us live from the hague in the netherlands. thanks for being with us. in places like bucha, mariupol, the scope of the crime, the details emerging even for experts who might be dealing with the worst in human kind and war, trying to document it clinically. just on an emotional level, it must still be absolutely horrifying to see? >> yeah, kim. it's always horrifying. every time is more difficult than the prior time because there is a new rational hope that we all have when we see something like that, this is the last time, right. we know it won't be, but there is hope that humans will not do that to humans. it's always present and psychological support must be available to them. >> yeah. i mean, you think of all of the victims as well, who are going through all of this, who are living through it. in terms of, you know, documenting possible crimes, obviously doing it during an active war is probably the biggest obstacle for investigators. but on top of that, russian forces must be actively trying to cover up and get rid of evidence. given all of that, how hard will it be to document any more crimes? >> it is always hard to document war crimes. you always need to prove the crime scene that link us to the perpetrator, and the intent to actually target civilians. however, it is never possible to wipe out evidence, no matter how hard you want to try. particularly the crimes of such magnitude that seem to be perpetrating bucha happened. there are shells, witnesses, it is possible to wipe out all the evidence. >> in terms of sort of adding to that evidence, how important is user generated evidence. the social media posts, smart phone video and so on. and what are the challenges of using that as evidence in the court, when it might be hard to ascertain, you know, whether or not it's reliable or not? >> yeah, this is a rapidly new development for the prosecution of war crimes. it's a very important one. the potential for visual evidence is immense, as crime can be recorded life as they happen. in fact, the international community of courts expect we use videos in the case of mariupol in destruction of property. the challenge as you alluded is always to prove the crime. the video or whatever it is, that this was taken by this person at that time. and it is authentic. and this is in fact evidence that can help a lot. the other challenge is the body. we're likely to be submerged by an amount of material. so it's extremely important to dedicate the resources to sift through this material and find the one that is actually relevant. >> now, you know, at the end of the day, skeptics will say there's no chance that any top leaders, including putin, will actually face justice in terms of, let's say, imprisonment, for instance, in russia, at least under the current regime, they're all basically untou untouchable. will any findings be anything more than just symbolic? >> first and foremost, we've underestimated symbolic value for victims for crimes acknowledging a court of law. secondly, it's important to establish a historical record as we will see that take place over the next years. with a historic record. most importantly, things change. had the former president was untouchable after decided by the icc, international criminal court. the commander of the subforces was arrested 16 years after being excited when he was living a life in hiding. so, because these crimes have no statute of limitations which means that you can always prosecute a war crime, as long as they're still living, who knows what will change. and it's extremely important to preserve evidence for that day. >> yeah. you're all facing a long and potentially dangerous road. but best of luck with your sad and very important work. federico borrello with your centers for conflict, thank you so much. well, amid the latest attempts to get civilians out of mariupol, we want to look at the refugee crisis created by russia's war in ukraine. the number of people fleeing ukraine has sur pppressed 5 miln this hometown of serbveserve, a we've learned a humid tarn cor humanitarian corridor may be open but russia hasn't stopped bombing long enough to escape. >> translator: there are many civilians, women and children, protecting against the army, but they're still there. we're speaking to our partners and we try to stay create human corridor. let all of these people, civilians, even protectors, military people, to go from there. because now they are bombing the territory. absolutely destroying everything, every building. even the shelters where people are hiding. they're bomb boaarding, this is biggest humanitarian catastrophe during this an maybe last century. >> fighting has hit ukrainian children particularly hard. according to recent u.n. data, two-thirds of ukraine's 7.5 million children having forced to flee their home. >> we have been meeting some families arriving in zapor zaporizhzhia, as you said in this transit center or where we transition. what we're seeing families coming across mariupol, when they can, with the corridors, and i met a family yesterday who had managed to make it out with around 12 other cars. they sort of formed their own convoy, essentially and took a massive risk to try and get out. they made it thankfully, safely. and they told me they had a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old girl. and literally, they spent the large part of the last two months hibernating underground in their basement. the situation was incredibly difficult. they've been through a horrific time. and the only positive sign is that they've made it out. the two children were playing again in this child protection space that we have. and the joy on their faces was incredible. i mean, just to have some toys and just to play. it was this massive relief, i think, at that point. >> to find out how you can help. people in ukraine who need shelter, food and water, please go to cnn.com/impact. just to let you know, our cnn audience has donated $7.5 million. but obviously more help is desperately needed. all right. coming up, our other top story, french voters will decide who will lead their country for the next five years. we'll go to paris on the eve of the election. we'll have consequences far beyond france. plus, the major development in the disappearance of the british girl madeleine mccann, investigators have named a suspect 15 years after she went missing. 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and definitely there when i was there. looking at the implications for europe. quickly, what difference might it mike in terms who have wins this election, not just for france, but for europe at large? >> reporter: well, it could make a big difference. mr. macron, of course, has pro-european all through his five-year mandate. madam le pen is anti-euro. and they wants to drop out of european institutions, for example. so, it could make a big difference that way. as well as it could make an impact on the way other countries are going. the rise of poplipoplists, thate been talking about with brexit and the hungarian elections and other elections. and the bellwether could be france, kim. >> thank you very. appreciate it. be sure to join us 8:00 p.m., paris, and 2:00 p.m. in the u.s. for that special live coverage of that election here on cnn. the case that's been captivating the world for 15 years, british girl madeleine mccann disappeared in a vacation in portugal when she was only 3. 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