outside of mariupol, ukrainian officials point to nassau satellite images that show ground in one area has recently been disturbed. they also say claims from one source indicate that the site has been used to dispose of bodies. cnn is working to independently verify those claims. meantime, russia has unveiled a new goal in the conflict, a new strategy. a commander saying taking control of southern ukraine and even donbas region to establish a land block of crimea. there is new credit yo that shows utter destruction in the small village of moschun, north of kyiv. house after house flattened. the ukrainians played a major role in pushing back from the city. 100,000 people are trapped in mariupol including soldiers and sillians. ukraine s deputy prime minister announced this morning, a humanitarian corridor is now open to evacuate, women, children and the elderly. this morning, we are hearing reports of more shelling in the kharkiv region. we re going to bring you up to date w
mariupol including soldiers and sillians. ukraine s deputy prime minister announced this morning, a humanitarian corridor is now open to evacuate, women, children and the elderly. this morning, we are hearing reports of more shelling in the kharkiv region. we re going to bring you up to date with that. let s get the latest with cnn s scott mclean joining from us wlee ev lviv. talk to us, scott about the suspected mass graves they re finding. reporter: yeah, this is in a village just either of mariupol. what you see on the satellite images is a series of trenches that are dug. earth is obviously disturbed in the images that may be 40, 45 yards as long as or so. they re located inside the cemetery inside this area, an existing cemetery. but local officials say these are the sites of mass graves where the victims of mariupol