hello and welcome to bbc news. the ukrainian government has urged the united nations to do more to bring those trapped inside the city of mariupol to safety. it s urged the un secretary general, antonio guterres, to intervene immediately. he s meeting president putin in moscow next week and then travelling on to kyiv. on saturday, there ll be another attempt to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. simonjones has the latest. under attack, ukraine s second city, rq. russia was much assault is intensifying. the dangers are clear. despite the destruction, some residents are determined to stay. we destruction, some residents are determined to stay. determined to stay. we are auoin to determined to stay. we are going to fight- determined to stay. we are going to fight. to determined to stay. we are going to fight. to fight - determined to stay. we are going to fight.
hello and welcome to bbc news. the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a horror story of violations against civilians, and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. it comes as images from a us satellite company appear to show a burial ground where new graves have been added at the beginning of april a site allegedly containing around 200 graves, near the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, is in southern ukraine a warning, her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic
all of ukraine, suggesting that they are going to control part of it that raised some eyebrows. it did. the point he was trying to make, bret, russia is not going to be able to control and determine the future of the ukraine. the question is what the united states will do. as you know this week russia launched a test missile. it was seen as provocative act trying to get the united states to have some kind of retort. the united states didn t do it. i think that, you know, there s a widespread sense that the biden administration has done very well in one, keeping the nato alliance together and, two, supplying the kind of ammunition necessary for the ukrainians to fight. i think they have it s a very, you know, high narrow rope to transverse. but they have been doing it very well. i think that s why you have seen such support around the world. ben, it s amazing to hear the stories coming out of the southern port city of mariupol.
another top officials today to discuss the war in ukraine. i m amazed what they are doing with your help. weapons and ammunition are flowing in daily and we are seeing just how vital our alliances and partnerships are around the world. comes as russia continues its emphasis on the country s eastern region of ukraine. and consolidates its control of the southern port city of mariupol. tonight, how ukrainians helped stop russian forces from getting through an area outside the capital city of kyiv. correspondent griff jenkins shows us. griff: a ukrainian village was saved by farmers who became fighters. they came here to my homeland to trample my land. we need not come to their land. it was just a knife in the back. griff: now a scene of destruction. we pass a graveyard with the remnants of a russian missile
artillery, aviation support and a dozen groups into the area. ukrainian officials call it the second phase of the war. vowing to fight on. towns in the east are under re relentless shelling. buildings are burning. this scene being repeated across the donbas region right now. situation is growing more dire in the southern port city of mariupol. a ukrainian marine commander described it as hell on earth. people face a difficult choice. stay in the city or find safe passage to russia. two ukrainians were forced to make the decision. it s been two weeks since these who cases were first packed. two weeks since they escaped the hell of mariupol to russia and finally to safety in estonia. before now, it was just stress. we were able to really relax. i feel that we are safe here.