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war crimes and attempts to cover them up. ukrainian officials say they believe as many as 20,000 people have died after weeks of bombardments. cnn can not independently verify the claims. today, less than 100 mariupol residents were able to leave the city. some of the children just off the buses spoke with channel 4 news about what life is like in the city they once called home. translator: the yards are full of graves. 20 or 30 people were buried just near our house. lots of houses have been destroyed. they are all blackened and burnt. translator: everyone had to undress to their underpants, take everything off. all documents, every piece of paper are checked so nothing is there. questions like, what do you know about asov, about the arms forces of ukraine? if you re over 18 years old, of military age, you will be taken away. young men reportedly facing forced conscription by russians. further north, ukrainians sithey were only able to get a few out. the routes a ....
situation inside as, quote, close to a catastrophe. now, not far away, the grim discovery of more suspected mass graves. mariupol officials estimate 20 thp city residents have died so far. many of those bodies now believed to have been dumped in the long trenches you see on your screen. now, despite president putin s incredible boast of, quote, liberating mariupol, despite the images you have seen, the u.s. president, joe biden, says it is questionable how much of the city russian troops actually control. ukraine, for its part, denies the city has fallen. for more, let s bring in isa soares, who is live for us in la viefb, in ukraine. good morning, to you, isa. good morning, michael. and the dire situation you were describing in the azov steel factory we have been reporting in fact for days, the ukrainian fighters remain define. surrender it seems does not appear to be in their v vocabulary. we have more now from our own matt rivers. we destroyed one tank today. two ....
a sprawling steel factory in mariupol is all that remains really of ukrainian forces defending the strategic-port city. the other complex is surrounded by russian troops and is being constantly shelled but rather than storm the facility, russian president vladimir putin has ordered a blockade, even a fly can t get through his words. well, hundreds of men, women, and children, and unknown number of ukrainian fighters are believed to be inside without much food or water. not very far away, the grim discovery of this. more suspected mass graves. mariupol officials estimate 20,000 city residents have died, so far. many of those bodies are now believed to have been dumped in these very long trenches you can see right at the top of your screen. and despite president putin s boast of so-called liberating mariupol, ukraine denies the city has fallen. ukraine s president says it will not accept any russian annexation of its territory. have a listen. translator: i want to sa ....
lines. the selfless mission to rescue his neighbors trapped by the relentless russian shelling in the east. then, an inside look at just how close the top republicans in the house and senate came to turning on donald trump after january 6th. the new york times report that house minority leader kevin mccarthy was even going to tell trump to resign. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with the world lead and new satellite images today reportedly showing mass graves near mariupol, ukraine, as vladimir putin brazenly blames his forces have, quote, liberated that port city. the images back up reports from ukrainian officials that russia carried truckloads of corpses and simply dumped them at this site. the line near the top of your screen, not the road but the one underneath that expands over time showing more graves being added to it. the u.s.-based company that captured the satellite images say the pictures are from mid-march through mid-april. they come ....
i ll ask a top pentagon spokesman, john kirby, how these weapons might make a difference. our correspondents are standing by in ukraine with cnn s live global coverage as this war enters its ninth week. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. this hour, we re following what could be a final showdown between russian and ukrainian forces in mariupol. a critical battleground in the war. there s also new satellite evidence emerging appearing to show mass graves outside that southeastern city. let s get the latest on the fight for mariupol. matt rivers has our report from the war zone. destroyed one tank today. two vehicles and one armored carry. the numbers of enemy losses are still increasing. this is an officer in the batallion currently fighting for his life and others inside the besieged steel plant in mariupol. the plant has taken constant bombardment for days on end. now ukr ....