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Russia “taken by surprise” as Ukraine advances in the east

Farm workers take a pause for lunch during the sunflowers harvesting on a field in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A worker drives his truck past a tractor harvesting sunflowers on a field in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A driver checks his truck as seeds are poured on it to be transported during the sunflowers harvesting on a field in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A worker stands on his tractor as he waits for a truck to arrive during the sunflowers harvesting on a field in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Russia “taken by surprise” as Ukraine advances in the east