hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a horror story of violations against civilians, and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. it comes as images from a us satellite company appear to show a burial ground where new graves have been added at the beginning of april a site allegedly containing around 200 graves, near the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, is in southern ukraine a warning, her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united nations has described the war in ukraine as a horror story of violations against civilians , and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. on saturday it will again be attempted to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent catherine byaru hanga is in southern ukraine. a warning her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. rapid explosions russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol s mayor says some of the worst war
kyiv. madeleine mccann s parents say they welcome the news from portuguese police that a german man has been formally made a suspect over their daughter s disappearance in 2007. kate and gerry mccann said it reflected progress in the investigation and that they still hoped to be reunited with madeleine, who was three when she went missing on a family holiday to the algarve. our correspondent, jon kay, sent this report from praia da luz. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on 3 may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns holiday apartment in praia da luz the moment her family s lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. portuguese prosecutors announced that they d declared a new arguido , or formal suspect in the case. it s understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45 year old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he s known to have been living in portugal around th
up hope madeleine may still be alive. our correspondentjon kay has more from praia da luz. her face and name are known around the world, but what happened to madeleine remains a mystery. it was on 3 may 2007 that she vanished from the mccanns holiday apartment in praia da luz the moment her family s lives changed forever. please give our little girl back. overnight, portuguese prosecutors announced that they d declared a new arguido , or formal suspect in the case. it s understood to be this man, christian brueckner. the 45 year old is currently in prison in germany for rape and drugs offences. he s known to have been living in portugal around the time madeleine disappeared, and german investigators say mobile phone records place him in praia da luz. but he has denied any involvement in the mccann case and has not been charged.