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Ukraine, but one thing is clear, the death has been rising, and its been rising on both sides. ivan watson takes us inside a graveyard where burial plots are being prepared for ukrainian troops. >> reporter: this military cemetery brings home the stark reality ukraine has been living with for years. all of these crosses, they mark the graves of ukrainian servicemen who have died fighting against russian-backed separatists in the donbass region since 2014. and on this side we have new graves. and...

Up to 21 miles east of kyiv. but this just in to cnn, russias defense ministry claims its forces destroyed the largest of the remaining fuel depots in ukraine near kyiv with a cruise missile strike. cnn has not verified that claim. theres fierce fighting also reported in the east. the region is badly damaged. new satellite images from maxar technologies shows the burnt wreckage of a school, and a partially destroyed hospital. theres also new video out of mariupol this morning. mourners buryi...

A reminder of the stark reality ukraine has lived with for years. all of these crosses mark the graves of ukrainian soldiers killed in the donbas region since 2014. and these are new graves for ukrainian soldiers killed since russia invaded ukraine february 24th of this year. >> a lot of ukrainian guys. >> reporter: my guide is deputy mayor of the city. >> very, very young man. >> born in 1997? >> yes. hard for us. for our city and people from ukraine. >> reporter: nearby rows of freshly dug gra...

Obviously, the queen hasnt been well and there have been terrible views for months now. but this is something that will hopefully lift the country at the start of june as we go into summer. >> and your story, you can tell i just seen what it is. tell us, you are talking about -- our ear? or is it just doggies getting -- . >> its crosses back, which is great. because there is millions of dog owners. but weve got some wild and wonderful looking dogs, some white fangs. i like dogs to start looking ...

Devastated city of mariupol new video shows body after body laid out on the ground some marked with makeshift crosses. its the same city where this week russia bombed a theater, even though there were signs outside in russian that it was full of children ukrainian officials say 130 people have been rescued from a shelter beneath the theater but that hundreds still remain trapped. >> richard joins us now from kyiv. richard, youve been in ukraine for two months what are officials youre speaking wi...

Reality ukraine has been living with for years. all of these crosses, they mark the graves of ukrainian servicemen who have died fighting against russian-backed separatists in the donbass region since 2014. and on this side we have new graves. and theyre devoted to casualties from russias invasion of ukraine that was launched on february 24th of this year. one of the fallen is mikhail born in 1997, just 25 years old. and if you come over here, you see something else which is a reminder of how gr...

Are now very much the daily reality. >> reporter: the military cemetery stands on a wind swept hill in dnipro. rows of graves they have lived with for years. >> all of these crosses mark the graves of ukrainian soldiers killed fighting against russian-backed separatists in the donbas region since 2014. these are new graves for ukrainian soldiers killed since russia invaded ukraine on february 24th of this year. >> my guide is deputy mayor of the city. >> very, very young men. >> born in 1997? >>...

According to the ukraine ministry of defense, there was, quote, significant damage to the infrastructure there. meanwhile, the british ministry of defense says that the russian advance on the black seaport city of odesa has been stalled, largely as a result of logistical problems among russian forces, southwest stiff resistance by the ukrainians. now, of course, odesa is ukraines largest port, losing it would be a major blow. im ben wedeman, cnn, reporting from odesa on the black sea. well, th...

Forward, hala. >> concerns that perhaps heavier weapons, even weapons of mass destruction might be used. kevin liptack, thanks very much for that, live in brussels. nato officials estimate as many as 15,000 russian soldiers have been killed in this war on ukraine. that is a staggering number in just four weeks. obviously, there are thousands more who are wounded or missing. the city of dnipro has largely been spared from the fighting, but it is collecting the bodies of russian soldiers and buryi...

Brutal russian military assault. on friday, an evacuation organized by the red cross was denied access, preventing thousands from leaving that city. others who have opibeen lucky enough to get out have been taken to the ukrainian-controlled city of zaporizhzhia. ivan watson was at a refugee center when they arrived. >> reporter: the buses have finally arrived from the russian-occupied city of berdyansk. its supposed to be a two and a half hour drive, and we were told that they left around noon, ...