Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty in speech denouncing West

President Vladimir Putin said he'd sought an "open dialogue" with the West.

Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout the east and south.

Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in.

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Nov 15, 2022, 11:48 AM EST

Lviv loses 80% of electricity, heating and hot water stopped, mayor says

After Russia hit critical infrastructure in the Lviv region, the area lost 80% of its electricity supply. The city's heating and hot water supply has also stopped and there are mobile service interruptions, according to Andriy Sadovyi, the mayor of Lviv.

A smoke rises over the city of Lviv after Russian missile strikes, Nov. 15, 2022, in Ukraine.
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Sadovyi warned residents to stay in shelters.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Nov 15, 2022, 11:45 AM EST

Zelenskyy lays out 'peace formula' to 'G-19,' which Lavrov calls 'unrealistic'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday demanded that Russia end its invasion and reiterated that the territorial integrity of his country is not up for negotiation.

Appearing via video link from Kyiv, Zelenskyy addressed the leaders of the Group of 20 at a summit in Bali as the "dear G-19" -- an apparent snub to Russia, whose foreign minister was attending the event.

"Apparently, one cannot trust Russia's words and there will be no Minsk 3, which Russia would violate immediately after signing," Zelenskyy said, referring to the Minsk 1 and 2 agreements signed in 2014 and 2015, respectively, which aimed to bring an end to fighting at that time. Russia invaded and annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 before using Kremlin-backed proxies to seize territory in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

"I want this aggressive Russian war to end justly and on the basis of the U.N. charter and international law," he added. "Ukraine should not be offered to conclude compromises with its conscience, sovereignty, territory and independence. We respect the rules and we are people of our word."

The Ukrainian president called on the United Nations to dispatch a mission to assess the damages to his country’s energy infrastructure from Russian missile strikes. He said Russian forces should also withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- the largest in Ukraine and in Europe -- so that the International Atomic Energy Agency -- the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog -- can take control of the site together with Ukrainian officials.

In addition, Zelenskyy said his country needs a framework that guarantees the long-term security of his country and he called again for a special tribunal to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine. He called this series of proposals Ukraine's "peace formula" and all of them, he said, must be achieved before there is an end to the ongoing war.

"If Russia wants to end this war, let it show it with actions," Zelenskyy said. "We will not allow Russia to wait us out, to grow its forces and then start a new series of terror and global destabilization. I am sure that it is necessary and possible to stop this destructive Russian war now."

In response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who was attending the G-20 summit in Bali, called Zelensky's demands "unrealistic."

-ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge and Patrick Reevell

Nov 15, 2022, 10:11 AM EST

Strikes on Kyiv part of Russian strikes across Ukraine

There are reports of Russian strikes in several regions throughout Ukraine after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to G-20 leaders.

The head of the regional administration in Kharkiv confirmed strikes in that region. Ukrainian media reported that people in the Zhytomyr region are without power after strikes.

There are also unconfirmed reports of explosions in the Lviv region, Rivne and Kryvyi Rih.

-ABC News' Tom Burridge

Nov 15, 2022, 9:22 AM EST

Kyiv hit with a series of missile strikes

There have been a series of Russian missile strikes on Kyiv, with the city's mayor, Vitaliy Klitchko, saying two residential buildings have been hit and several missiles were shot down by air defense.

Unverified videos circulating show an apartment block engulfed in flames.

Firefighters work to put out a fire in a residential building hit by a Russian strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov. 15, 2022.
Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Klitchko said at least one person was killed during the afternoon strikes on the city's center. A body has been recovered from one of the residential buildings that was hit.

Russia launched 100 missiles on Ukraine Tuesday, the highest number of missiles launched in a single day since the beginning of the war, according to Yuri Ignat, Ukraine's Air Force spokesman.

Previously, the highest number of missiles was 84 missiles launched on Oct. 10.

Nearly 50% of Kyiv remains without power tonight, according to Vitaliy Klychko, the city's mayor.

-ABC News' Tom Soufi Burridge and Will Gretsky

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