rockets. russian troops are attempting to break through the defenses and advance south, further into donbas. in a small town outside of kyiv, new video shows damaged and destroyed homes left by russian shelling during the first phase of this conflict. as ukraine s orthodox christians celebrate easter this weekend, ukraine s president said he was hopeful of prevailing against russia. translator: the 58th day of our defense is coming to an end. it ends on good friday, 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. moscow has finally acknowledged casualties from the sinking of the moskva more than a week ago. says one sailor was killed, 27 missing. claiming the 396 remaining crew were rescued and taken to crimea. for more, let s bring in isa soares. hi to you, isa. reporter: a very good morning to you, michael. as our reporters meet more ukrainians, the stories of brutality a
country s borders. welcome to the show, everyone. it is now 8:00 a.m. in lviv, ukraine, and we re getting a clearer picture about russia s goals in ukraine. russia s military now confirming its objective is to take full control of ukraine s black sea coast. and key to that is a city that we ve been talking about for days now of mariupol, where an unknown number of ukrainian troops as well as civilians are trapped inside a large steel factory, a large steel complex as you can see it on your screen. ukraine s prime minister spoke about the dire situation as he met with u.s. officials in washington. have a listen. the situation in mariupol is terrible. this is the biggest humanitarian catastrophe during this and maybe during last centuries because many thousands of people, maybe many thousands of people are died in mariupol, and we will see the terrible atrocities and terrible war crimes in mariupol when it will be liberated from russians. that s the situation in mariupol.
are you a christian author with a book that you re ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and around the world. i m max foster in london. the hunt is over for a prison guard and inmate. details in the search. and i m isa soares in lviv where missiles are pounding odesa just hours after vladimir putin honored the cities that survived the second world war. president putin couldn t
so discussions will continue. claire, thank you. and hospitals in western ukraine are filling up as the wounded arrive in droves from the front lines. i visited one of the hospitals here in lviv and spoke with patients about their recovery and to their doctors, some really testing their skills by performing procedures that we ve only really read about before. this man in shock, his body pierced and his organs punctured multiple times by shrapnel from shelling just outside his home in kharkiv, a battleground. at first he was very tough, he tells me. and then i came to terms with everything that happened to me. his voice almost a whisper. he tells me that he regrets not listening to his elders that fateful day. how are you feeling after, you know, truly some horrendous few days?
the borders this conflict will have ramifications. very much what the deputy mayor of lviv has told me, not just the impact on the economy but the millions displaced in ukraine. 7.7 million. sebastian joining us from london. and a journalist with independent kyiv. goode morning to you. we ve seen the port city being pounded in the last few days. and can ukrainian forces hold their ground in this large city? at first russians have to take it to encircle odesa. the thing is until recently, it was spared and now we see russians are focusing on the