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
satellite images appear to show mass graves outside of mariupol. an adviser to the mayor there says they do in fact show mass graves. but cnn cannot independently verify those claims. the discovery happening as the heavy fighting continues in the long besieged port city. an estimated 100,000 people, soldiers and civilians, still trapped. one small boy praying for a miracle. translator: i want to see the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live in peace, we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. and another humanitarian corridor opening in mariupol as civilians desperately try to escape the fighting. russia capturing dozens of small towns in the east. but uk officials say russians have not made any major gains in the last 24 hours. this as russia reveals its end game in the invasion. top military officials saying they plan to take full control over southern ukraine and the eastern donbas region. let s bring in scott mcclain who is in lviv. what can yo
translator: i want to see the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live if peace, we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. reporter: a ukrainian official in mariupol saying a planned evacuation has been thwarted by the russian military. he says at least 200 civilians who thought they were on a bus headed to safe points were instead taken into russian-controlled territory in the east. russia capturing dozens of small towns in eastern ukraine, but uk officials say russians have not made any major gains in the last 24 hours. and this as russia reveals its end game in this invasion. top military officials say they plan to take full control over southern ukraine and the eastern donbas region. let s bring in scott mclean in lviv. what more can you tell us about these missile strikes in odesa? reporter: hey, fredricka. one city counselor in odesa called these an easter gift from vladimir putin. this is not the kind of gift that you want to get. we re talk