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the day when death seems to have won, but we hope for a resurrection. we believe in the victory of life over death, and we pray that death loses. >> president zelenskyy said that life is beginning to return to normal in the liberated areas of ukraine. but life returning also means images like this. we've just been able to confirm the details of this video. it's a makeshift grave for a mother and her son. the video shows two-plywood crosses on a grave with two names. marina and ivan. both died march 5th. and in the neighboring town new satellite images detail the sheer destruction wro...

>> translator: in the donetsk region in general, and in the reengs in general and kharkiv and the surrounding areas, the occupiers are trying to achieve a goal, to kill as much as possible and destroy everything they see. also ahead this hour, still can cultural wars, governor desantis signs law punishing disney which affects black voters and putting restrictions on how schools, businesses can talk about race and gender. i want to get straight to the war in ukraine now. live for us there in lviv. hello to you. what is the latest on the situation on the ground tonight? >> reporter...

country's borders. welcome to the show, everyone. it is now 8:00 a.m. in lviv, ukraine, and we're getting a clearer picture about russia's goals in ukraine. russia's military now confirming its objective is to take full control of ukraine's black sea coast. and key to that is a city that we've been talking about for days now of mariupol, where an unknown number of ukrainian troops as well as civilians are trapped inside a large steel factory, a large steel complex as you can see it on your screen. ukraine's prime minister spoke about the dire situation as he met with u.s. officials...

confirms its objective in ukraine is to take full control of the black sea coast. and establish a land bridge between russia and crimea. ukraine's president warns if that happens, russia's aggression will spread to other countries. mariupol officials say an evacuation column will be attempted again today. it's supposed to get under way right about now. an estimated 100,000 civilians are still inside the battered city. as ukraine's orthodox christians celebrate easter this weekend, ukraine's president he is hopeful against prevailing against russia, here he is. >> translator: the 58th...

>> translator: i want to see the sun so when our houses are rebuilt, we can live if peace, we can live in ukraine, because this is our native home. >> reporter: a ukrainian official in mariupol saying a planned evacuation has been thwarted by the russian military. he says at least 200 civilians who thought they were on a bus headed to safe points were instead taken into russian-controlled territory in the east. russia capturing dozens of small towns in eastern ukraine, but uk officials say russians have not made any major gains in the last 24 hours. and this as russia reveals its end...