claims from a credible source indicates a site has been used to dispose of bodies. cn is still working to independently verify these claims. in the meantime russia has revealed a new goal in the military conflict saying the plan is to, quote, take full control of the southern region to establish a corridor. i want to show you here, too, this new drone video. it shows the scene of utter destruction in the small village north of kyiv. house after house. look at it. just flattened. ukraine says the village played a major role in pushing back the russian advance toward kyiv. it s estimated more than 100,000 people are trapped in mariupol right now, including soldiers and civilians. many have taken shelter inside a massive steel factory. ukraine s deputy prine minister announced a human tan corridor is now open to evacuate women, children, and the elderly. one little boy who has been hiding underground sharing with cnn a simple wish. listen to this. translator: i want to see
is now open to evacuate women, children, and the elderly. one little boy who has been hiding underground sharing with cnn a simple wish. listen to this. translator: i want to see the sun so that when our houses are rebuilt, we can live in peace, so we can live in ukraine because this is our native home. we have an update now from ukraine. cnn correspondent scott mclean is with us from lviv. scott, what more can you tell us about this possible mass grave outside mariupol? reporter: hey, boris and christi, yeah. in recent weeks, months, satellite images, drone foot hajj as given us a good idea of the destruction when we re talking about buildings. the human cost has been much harder to quantify, bus buh these new satellite images potentially give us some clues.
the southern area especially texas and april. i cannot believe this late in april we re talking blizzard conditions. don t go anywhere. the next hour of new day starts right now. you know, we re always so grateful to have your company here. thank you for taking time for us this morning. it is your new day, saturday, april 23rd, i m christi paul. and i m boris sanchez. christi, always a pleasure to be with you. grateful for starting your weekend with us. suspected mass graves outside of mariupol. ukrainian officials are pointing to these maxar satellite images showing the ground in one area that s recently been disturbed.