Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle


              Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              Resident Alexander, 67, checks the flat of his neighbour destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A local resident Nikolai Kononenko, 67, opens the door of a bomb shelter in the village of Mayaky, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
            
              A Russian serviceman walks while guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022. This photo was taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense. (AP Photo)
            
              A woman lights a candle at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 28, 2022. The leaders of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine that were affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church have announced on a statement they will sever ties with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
            
              In this satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies, Russian forces are deployed in the town of Kolodyazi, approximately 11 kilometers northeast of Lyman, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Vehicles are positioned near buildings throughout the town. (Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP)
            
              Two couples kiss during their reunion after three months of war-related separation at the Kharkiv train station in eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A Ukrainian serviceman looks for dead bodies in the bushes, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
            
              A woman fleeing from shelling waits in a stretcher to board an evacuation train at the train station, in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. Volunteers have been racing to evacuate as many civilians as possible, particularly the elderly and those with mobility issues, as Russian forces make advances in the region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
            
              A woman is carried from her home in an evacuation by volunteers of Vostok SOS charitable organisation in Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. Volunteers have been racing to evacuate as many civilians as possible, particularly the elderly and those with mobility issues, as Russian forces make advances in the region. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
            
              Men work at repairing a building damaged by shelling in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)