satellite images appear to show mass graves outside of mariupol. an adviser to the mayor says they show mass graves. but cnn cannot independently verify those claims. and the discovery happening as the heavy fighting continues in the port city. an estimated 100,000 people, both soldiers and civilians, trapped amid the relentless russian onslaught. one small boy praying for a miracle. . translator: i want toss the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live in peace, so we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. another humanitarian corridor opening in mariupol as civilians 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. russia also revealing its mission for the invasion, top military officials say 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 details ar
that russian troops may try to push people in the opposite direction, opening a so-called parallel corridor to push people into russia and we ve met people who have had to go that direction simply because they didn t know where else to go and they simply wanted to be able to get to safety. this corridor, though, is a long way from the steel plant. that is where ukrainian troops are making their last stand. it is also where women and children are sheltering underground in this deep facility. and that is where ukrainian troops released a video from today showing children who have been underground for almost two months now, some of them have been pleading just to see the sun. just to be able to get out of there, simply. frederica. so sad. scott, there was also some shelling taking place in mykolayiv. does this have anything to do with what the russian military strategy or the new phase is all about in the southern portion of