Officials said Russian forces continued to rain down artillery shells on civilians trying to flee the conflict, forcing them to shut down evacuation routes. KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s government has halted humanitarian evacuations for the second day, saying Russian forces were targeting civilian evacuation corridors. The Luhansk government said four civilians trying to flee the region were shot to death by Russian forces. ___KYIV, Ukraine — Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said six people were killed and another 11, including a child, were wounded by Russian strikes in the western Ukrainian city. ___MOSCOW — The Russian military says it has struck over 20 Ukrainian military targets with missiles.

Source: The Nation April 18, 2022 10:30 UTC