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‘Relentless’: Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in east

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) A Ukrainian serviceman looks for dead bodies in the bushes, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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) A Ukrainian serviceman looks for dead bodies in the bushes, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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) A Ukrainian serviceman looks for dead bodies in the bushes, on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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) 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) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Two women are carried from their homes in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) An elderly 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) 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 woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A local civilian walks amid a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Russian Emergency Situations Ministry workers disassemble a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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) 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) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Two women are carried from their homes in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) An elderly 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) 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 woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A local civilian walks amid a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) Russian Emergency Situations Ministry workers disassemble a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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) 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) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Two women are carried from their homes in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) An elderly 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) 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 woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A local civilian walks amid a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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) 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) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Two women are carried from their homes in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) An elderly 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) 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 woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A local civilian walks amid a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Two women are carried from their homes in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) An elderly 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) 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 woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A Russian serviceman stands guarding an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo) Local civilians gather to receive pure water distributed by Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022, with the Illich Iron & Steel Works Metallurgical Plant is in the background. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) A local civilian walks amid a destroyed building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) 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) View of the living room of a house 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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, sweeps the entrance of his building damaged by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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 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) View of the living room of a house 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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, sweeps the entrance of his building damaged by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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 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) View of the living room of a house 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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, sweeps the entrance of his building damaged by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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 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) View of the living room of a house 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 dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Ukrainian serviceman Vitaliy Nejenits in Kharkiv cemetery, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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, sweeps the entrance of his building damaged by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) 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) 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 man works repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman fleeing from shelling is helped 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 works to repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman stands near bricks used to rebuild a building in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the of outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) German Development Minister Svenja Schulze visits a destroyed area in Borodyanka, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman is carried from her home in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) 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 man works repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman fleeing from shelling is helped 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 works to repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman stands near bricks used to rebuild a building in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People sort and collect discarded potatoes beside a road near Makariv, on the of outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman fleeing from shelling boards 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) German Development Minister Svenja Schulze visits a destroyed area in Borodyanka, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman is carried from her home in an evacuation by British volunteers group BEAR 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) 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 man stands on a ladder outside of trailers set up as temporary shelters for families who lost their houses in Borodyanka, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A man works repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman works to repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman stands near bricks used to rebuild a building in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People pass by riding bicycles near a building damaged by shelling in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman sells fruit near a building damaged by shelling in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) German Development Minister Svenja Schulze visits a destroyed area in Borodyanka, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) 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) A man stands on a ladder outside of trailers set up as temporary shelters for families who lost their houses in Borodyanka, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A man works repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman works to repair a building ruined by shelling in Makariv, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman stands near bricks used to rebuild a building in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) People pass by riding bicycles near a building damaged by shelling in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) A woman sells fruit near a building damaged by shelling in Makariv, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) German Development Minister Svenja Schulze visits a destroyed area in Borodyanka, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) 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) Mykola Kovalenko, who lost his home during the Russian invasion, rests outside at a Sanatorium working as temporary place for people without a home Irpin, outskirts Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Elena kneels down next to the body of her dead husband Alexey, who died during shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - A dead man lies at the entrance of the subway as an injured man is carried on a stretcher after shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A woman walks next to the body of a man killed during shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) A man checks the vitals of a man who died because of shelling in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) An injured man as a result of shelling is carried on a stretcher in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Children walk among buildings destroyed during fighting in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo)
‘Relentless’: Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in east