region. this blast shattered windows at a hotel housing evacuees. six people were killed and 11 injured, including one child. this is significant, right. just last week the curfews or were relaxed in that area. the governor of luhansk says there are no safe places anywhere in ukraine. ukrainian officials say street fighting is under way right now. russians entered the town with a huge amount of equipment, as some residents tried to escape in their vehicles, russians opened fire on their car, killing four. they are not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war. he said the battle in the donbas could influence the course of the entire world. in mariupol, the situation is
for being with us this morning. and new day continues right now. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and all around the world. it is monday, april 18th. i am brianna keilar. john berman is off. john avlon is with us this morning. great to have you here. russia launching strikes across ukraine, sparing no city. four missile strikes hitting lviv overnight. seven people were killed, a dozen others injured, including a child among those casualties. officials say three of the missiles hit warehouses not being used by the military. the blast shattered windows at a hotel housing evacuees. the attacks breaking a relatively calm in the western city that has largely been spared. no civilian targets have yet been hit. even the curfew in lviv was