live from lviv at this hour. hi, alex. >> alex: ukrainian forces defending their territory in donetsk, taking out seven russian tanks and seven armored vehicles. this as russia bears down on the eastern side of the country, hammering this part of the country, specifically donetsk today, where residents there say that they were inside their homes when their blast went off targeting where they lived. >> we couldn't breathe, we ran to the back of the partition wall, there's no wall anymore, there's nothing left. >> in the region, mortar and heavy weapon attacks. also targeting the town of izum.