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Russians focus firepower to seize 2 villages in east Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during a joint press briefing with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions from a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 17, 2022. European Union and Ukrainian leaders said they expected Ukraine to become a candidate for EU membership during a two-day summit starting Thursday June 23, 2022, a step seen as recognition of the war-ravaged country's courage in fighting Russia but which carries no guarantee of admission. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File) Protestors in support of Ukraine stand with signs and EU flags during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) The Ukrainian flag, left, and EU flag fly on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders are expected to approve Thursday a proposal to grant Ukraine a EU candidate status, a first step on the long toward membership. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Ukrainian and EU flags on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A boy removes broken glass from a window's frame after shelling in Donetsk, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Ukrainian and EU flags on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A boy removes broken glass from a window's frame after shelling in Donetsk, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Ukrainian and EU flags on poles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 23, 2022. European Union leaders on Thursday are set to grant Ukraine candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to achieve. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Farmer Oleksandr Zhuravsky checks the wheat in a field in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the "breadbasket of the world" and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Hanna Sylivon, 76, stands outside her house destroyed by attacks in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Farmers carry a Russian rocket fragment on a sunflower field in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Russian hostilities in Ukraine are preventing grain from leaving the "breadbasket of the world" and making food more expensive across the globe, threatening to worsen shortages, hunger and political instability in developing countries. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A Ukrainian soldier stands on a self-propelled artillery vehicle Gvozdika, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, June 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) FILE - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, June 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, Filw) A woman walks past a building destroyed in Russian shelling in Borodyanka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A man rides a bicycle past a building damaged in Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) A teddy bear is seen on a building destroyed by attacks in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A Ukrainian soldier carries a U.S.-supplied Stinger as he goes along the road, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) Ukrainian soldiers camouflage a U.S.-supplied M777 howitzer with tree branches after they fired at Russian position in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)