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Russians fight to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) In this image provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson talk during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP) A local resident collects photos of his family left under the rubble after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) An elderly Ukrainian woman looks on after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) Ukrainian emergency service personnel help an injured local resident after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/George Ivanchenko) A woman lays a toy car near to tributes for the victims of the Russian rocket attack at a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a round table meeting via video link during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Workers clear away debris at a shopping center burned down in a Russian rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A man wounded by the Russian deadly rocket attack at a shopping centre lies on a bed in a city hospital in Kremenchuk in Poltava region, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon during their meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, prepares to speak, for an opening of an exhibition dedicated to Ukrainian war art and posters, at the foregin ministry, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A hospital nurse pushes a wheelchair carrying a woman wounded by the Russian rocket attack at a shopping centre in a city hospital in Kremenchuk in Poltava region, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) People lay flowers to pay the last respect to victims of the Russian rocket attack on a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Workers clear debris at a shopping center that was damaged in a Russian rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) U.S. First Lady Jill Biden speaks with a young Ukrainian woman during a visit a reception center for Ukrainian refugees in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. North Atlantic Treaty Organization heads of state will meet for a NATO summit in Madrid from Tuesday through to Thursday. (Mariscal, Pool photo via AP)