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Were taken to the morgue. more victims in a needless war. matt rivers, cnn, lviv, ukraine. >> matt, thank you very much for that. i want to turn now to cnn's john bost. he is in lviv for us. john, hello to you. we're hearing russia started its attack in eastern ukraine. wha what's the latest? >> reporter: donbas reports a significant increase in military activity in the east. they are taking over the homusk region, and russian forces were held back in two other areas. 600 ukranian military were hit, three as well as personnel,

To be beholden to strike just military targets. >> john, do you agree with that? >> your one point is the main one here. regardless of how it plays out in russia, this is the first social media war. this is the first war i recall where social media has played such a powerful role. it has empowered people who otherwise would not have a lot of power. online you can look up conversations among russian soldiers who were talking on open lines. you can find out on youtube. this is unlike any other war in that respect. and the facial recognition technology is not a new thing for the ukrainians. worki...

That 21st century technology. >> do you believe this is a good idea? john says it might not go over well with some. >> you have the legal or moral aspect to it, and is it a good decision to accomplish what you're trying to do. i think john has the right idea on this one, but like discriminate bombing, actually galvanizes the population to be more committed to their cause. i think it's too early to tell, but as a former soldier, i really wouldn't want my family members being targteted. i can see how this would have a chance of backfiring. >> what about retaliation? >> yeah, i don't know what ru...

Outwards, it would be inwards, which they are. it doesn't disprove what they're saying. it doesn't do a lot for the russian claims, either. >> it certainly brings some questions. john bost, we'll see you later. appreciate it. for more on russia's new offensive in the east, i want to bring in retired navy general john spencer. he is at madison positive reform, like leadership and social connections in modern war. good to have you, sir. good evening. colonel, president zelenskyy says that the russians have been preparing for the battle for donbas and it's now underway. how do you see this next...

Emergency equipment. we have no way to confirm any of those claims by the russians, but we can confirm at least four missile strikes here in lviv which left seven people dead. russia claims a large consignment of u.s. weapons were being stored here in lviv. again, no way to confirm that, either, don. >> wow. there is new video from the city of mariupol to show. it shows women and children reportedly sheltering for weeks in the basement of a plant. what can you tell us about this, john? >> reporter: this is where the last remaining fighters in mariupol have been actually holed up. it's the iron...