AdvertisementRussia makes moves to annex separatist regions in UkraineSeptember 20, 2022Charles MaynesfacebookEmailA boy rides a bicycle near an armored tank with a Ukrainian flag in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian armed forces, in the Kharkiv region on Monday. Russian troops occupied Izium on April 1. (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)