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On eve of Ukraine’s national day, fears Russia will pounce

Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colors in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colors in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colors in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colors in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colors in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colors in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Florists prepare the entrance to 10 Downing Street with flowers in the Ukraine national colours in London, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022 a day ahead of the Independence Day of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Polish President Andrzej Duda pose for a picture during the opening ceremony of the "Walk of the brave" in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The "Walk of the brave" named plates would mark those who helped in the struggle against Russian invasion of Ukraine. The first plate holding up a sign with the name of Polish President Andrzej Duda. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) A view of the Donetsk People's Republic administration building damaged by shelling in Donetsk, separatist Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday Aug. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A view of the Donetsk People's Republic's administration building damaged by shelling in Donetsk, separatist Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Philosopher Alexander Dugin, centre, speaks with a priest during the final farewell ceremony for his daughter Daria Dugina in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. Daria Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, died when a remotely controlled explosive device planted in her SUV blew up on Saturday night as she was driving on the outskirts of Moscow, ripping the vehicle apart and killing her on the spot, authorities said. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov) In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walks in front of honour guards as he arrives for State Flag Day celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko) In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, honour guard soldiers prepare to rise the Ukrainian national flag during State Flag Day celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)