Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid fierce fighting

Jun 6, 2022, 9:03 PM | Updated: Jun 7, 2022, 9:16 pm

A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko...

A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine’s Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow’s forces hold nearly all of Luhansk province. And it appears that Russia now occupies roughly half of Donetsk province, according to Ukrainian officials and military analysts.

After abandoning its bungled attempt to storm Kyiv two months ago, Russia declared that taking the entire Donbas is its main objective. Moscow-backed separatists have been battling Ukrainian government forces in the Donbas since 2014, and the region has borne the brunt of the Russian onslaught in recent weeks.

Early in the war, Russian troops also took control of the entire Kherson region and a large part of the Zaporizhzhia region, both in the south. Russian officials and their local appointees have talked about plans for those regions to either declare their independence or be folded into Russia.

But in what may be the latest instance of anti-Russian sabotage inside Ukraine, Russian state media said Tuesday that an explosion at a cafe in the city of Kherson wounded four people. Tass called the apparent bombing in the Russian-occupied city a “terror act.”

Before the Feb. 24 invasion, Ukrainian officials said Russia controlled some 7% of the country, including the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014, and areas held by the separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces hold 20% of the country.

While Russia has superior firepower, the Ukrainian defenders are entrenched and have shown the ability to counterattack.

Zelenskyy said Russian forces made no significant advances in the eastern Donbas region over the past day.

“The absolutely heroic defense of the Donbas continues,” he said late Tuesday in his nightly video address.

Zelenskyy said the Russians clearly did not expect to meet so much resistance and are now trying to bring in additional troops and equipment. He said the same was true in the Kherson region.

Speaking earlier to a Financial Times conference, Zelenskyy insisted on Ukraine’s need to defeat Russia on the battlefield but also said he is still open to peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But a former senior U.S. intelligence officer said the time isn’t right.

“You’re not going to get to the negotiating table until neither side feels they have an advantage that they could push,” said Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Washington-based Center for a New American Security.

The Russians “think they will be able to take the whole of the Donbas and then might use that as the opportunity to call for negotiations,” Kendall-Taylor said at an online seminar organized by Columbia and New York universities.

Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, said Moscow’s forces have seized the residential quarters of Sievierodonetsk and are fighting to take control of an industrial zone on the city’s outskirts and nearby towns.

Sievierodonetsk and nearby Lysychansk have seen heavy fighting in recent weeks. They are among a few cities and towns in the Luhansk region still holding out against the Russian invasion, which is being helped by local pro-Kremlin forces.

Shoigu added that Russian troops were pressing their offensive toward the town of Popasna and have taken control of Lyman and Sviatohirsk and 15 other towns in the region.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak urged his people not to be downhearted about the battlefield reverses.

“Don’t let the news that we’ve ceded something scare you,” he said in a video address. “It is clear that tactical maneuvers are ongoing. We cede something, we take something back.”

Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai conceded that Russian forces control the industrial outskirts of Sievierodonetsk.

“The toughest street battles continue, with varying degrees of success,” Haidai said. “The situation constantly changes, but the Ukrainians are repelling attacks.”

Moscow’s forces also kept up their artillery barrage of Lysychansk. Haidai said Russian troops shelled a market, a school and a college building, destroying the latter. At least three people were wounded, he said.

“A total destruction of the city is under way. Russian shelling has intensified significantly over the past 24 hours. Russians are using scorched-earth tactics,” Haidai said.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military has begun training Ukrainian forces on the sophisticated multiple rocket launchers that the Biden administration agreed last week to provide. The Pentagon said the training is going on at a base in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.

The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, is mounted on a truck and can carry a container with six rockets, which can travel about 45 miles (70 kilometers). Officials said it would take about three weeks of training before they could go to the battlefront.

In other developments, Zelenskyy said Ukraine planned to publish a special “Book of Executioners” next week with information about war crimes committed by the Russian army.

“These are specific facts about specific people who are guilty of specific cruel crimes against Ukrainians,” he said. Those named would include not only people who carried out the crimes but their commanders, he said.

The war also brought a standoff Tuesday between the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency and Ukrainian authorities over the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe.

The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, wants to visit the Zaporizhzhia plant to help maintain its safety after it was taken by Russian troops in March.

But Energoatom, the Ukrainian state company overseeing the country’s nuclear plants, said in a blunt statement that Grossi isn’t welcome. It said his planned tour is “yet another attempt to legitimize the occupier’s presence there.”

Amid fears of a global food crisis because of the war, the Kremlin said Ukraine needs to remove sea mines near its Black Sea port of Odesa to allow essential grain exports to resume from there. Ukrainian officials have expressed concern that removing the mines could enable Moscow’s forces to attack.

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Associated Press journalists David Keyton and Oleksandr Stashevskyi in Kyiv; Yuras Karmanau in Lviv; Andrew Katell in New York; and Lolita Baldor in Washington contributed to this story.

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              A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A couple stand at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man stands in Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A couple kiss at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A scoreboard counts the number of injured people assisted and carried by a military ambulance personnel in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man stands in Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A couple kiss at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man stands in Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A couple kiss at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man stands in Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A couple kiss at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man stands in Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A couple kiss at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian injured serviceman and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen wait for medical treatment, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Ukrainian injured servicemen and an injured civilian wait for medical treatment in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              An injured Ukrainian servicemen is transferred to a medical facility after getting an emergency medical treatment in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian injured servicemen arrives at a medical aid point in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A man sits with a child at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A child rides a scooter at Natalka Park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              An injured man is carried on a stretcher at a medical aid point in the  Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman adjusts the bandage to a wounded comrade in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A woman looks at a destroyed Russian tanks installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Paramedics treat a Ukrainian injured serviceman in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold rifles during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette atop an APC during a break near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A girl rides a scooter past sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A boy holds a boot of a killed Russian soldier at a destroyed Russian tank installed as a symbol of war in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. St Michael cathedral is in the background. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A rifle is seen on the grass as civilian militia men train at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Civilian militia men hold shotguns during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A civilian militia man holds a shotgun and a rifle during training at a shooting range in outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Women walk past a poster reading "Ukrainian resistance" in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Nastasia Vladimirovna poses for a picture at her home destroyed by attacks in Mostyshche, on the outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. Vladimirovna lived there with 18 members of her family but now she is staying with her husband on her neighbor's home. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Melania rests as she works clearing the rubble of a temple that was destroyed during attacks in Gorenka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A girl carries a dog as she walks past a house damaged from shelling in the Leninsky district of Donetsk, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
            
              A man walks by sand bags forming the word "Help" at Maidan square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Nastasia Vladimirovna shows part of her house destroyed by attacks beside her husband Syvak Andrey Vladimirovich in Mostyshche, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. Vladimirovna lived there with 18 members of her family but now she is staying with her husband on her neighbor's home. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Maria Kocherzynska brings clothes to donate in Moschun, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              A man checks his car destroyed by attacks in Mostyshche, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Donetsk People Republic Emergency Situations Ministry employees at the scene of burned vehicles after the shelling in the Leninsky district of Donetsk, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
            
              Melania works clearing the rubble of a temple that was destroyed during attacks in Gorenka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              Ukrainian servicemen drive a tank near the frontline in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Farmers work in a field near Soledar, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              The wreckage of a Russian missile lays on a wheat field near Soledar, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              An unexploded Russian rocket lays on a field near Soledar, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, listens to a servicemen report close to front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 5, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
            
              A mural depicts an image known as "Saint Javelina"- Virgin Mary cradling a US-made FGM-148 anti-tank weapon Javelin - on a living house wall in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 6, 2022. These missiles are among the arms being sent by Western allies to Ukrainian forces to aid in their fight against the Russian invaders. Javelin is widely considered a symbol of Ukraine's defence.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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