A woman gets her ballot as a serviceman guards an area with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin hanging on a wall, during local elections in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo)

A man gets his ballot as a serviceman guards an area with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin hanging on a wall, during local elections in Mariupol in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

Voters hold their ballots during a local elections in Mariupol, in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A police officer and a serviceman guard a polling station during local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A woman and a serviceman leave a voting booth at a polling station during local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A woman leaves a voting booth at a polling station during a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A woman enters a voting booth at a polling station during a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A man leaves a polling station with a billboard in background with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "Truth is behind us, Russia is behind" during local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A serviceman guards an entrance of a polling station during a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A serviceman guards an entrance of a polling station during a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

Election commission members count ballots at a polling station after a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

Election commission members prepare to count ballots at a polling station after a local elections in Donetsk, the capital of Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (AP Photo)

A member of a local electoral commission counts ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

A member of a local electoral commission counts ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 10, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

A photograph taken on September 9, 2023, shows the interface of the online voting system as seen on a laptop screen in Moscow. Russia will hold local elections on September 10, 2023 marked by its dragging Ukraine offensive, with no real opposition and a vote in occupied Ukraine denounced as "fake" by Kyiv and the West. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)

A Russian rescuer speaks on his mobile phone next to a wall bearing an image of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

People walk next to a wall bearing an image of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Kremlin at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A woman votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A man votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A woman votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

People vote at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A woman votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A man votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

People vote at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A woman votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A woman votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

A man votes at a polling station during local elections organised by the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 8, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

(FILES) King Charles III (L) welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) at Buckingham Palace, in London, ahead of an audience during his first visit to the UK since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 8, 2023. Britain's Charles III reaches the milestone of his first year as king this week, with his reign so far characterised by a smooth transition from that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) King Charles III (L) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) as he welcomes at Buckingham Palace, in London, ahead of an audience during his first visit to the UK since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 8, 2023. Britain's Charles III reaches the milestone of his first year as king this week, with his reign so far characterised by a smooth transition from that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)