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.

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Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 5:53 AM EST

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 23, 2022, 8:34 AM EST

Cities across Ukraine hit with missile strikes

Missile strikes have been reported in a number of cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv.

PHOTO: Fire and rescue workers attend a building hit by a missile in central Kyiv, on Nov. 23, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Fire and rescue workers attend a building hit by a missile in central Kyiv, on Nov. 23, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine. The city's Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed on Telegram that multiple explosions occurred across the capital today, affecting infrastructure facilities. He also reported power and water outages.
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Residential buildings and an infrastructure object in Kyiv were hit with missile strikes leaving one person dead north of the city, according to Ukrainian officials.

Authorities are reporting power outages in multiple Ukrainian cities, including parts of Kyiv and in neighboring Moldova, according to the Associated Press.

-ABC News' Guy Davies

Nov 23, 2022, 7:04 AM EST

European Parliament declares Russia a terrorist state

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Wednesday recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

"The European Parliament adopts a resolution declaring Russia a terrorist state," Guy Verhofstadt, a member of the European Parliament from Belgium, said in a Twitter post. "Putin's regime is a state sponsor of terrorism, complicit in war crimes [and] must face the international consequences."

Nov 22, 2022, 4:14 PM EST

Investigation launched after claim that Russian soldiers who surrendered were killed

Ukraine's prosecutor general launched an investigation after a video emerged on social media of the Kremlin claiming Russian soldiers were killed after surrendering to Ukrainian forces.

Ukraine claimed Russia staged the attack, but Ukrainian authorities said they will investigate.

The videos, verified by the New York Times as authentic, have been circled online and in Ukrainian and Russian media show moments before and after a group of at least 11 Russian troops were killed by Ukrainian fighters after one of their fellow fighters suddenly opened fire on Ukrainian soldiers standing nearby.

The Ukrainian prosecutor general said law enforcement opened the criminal case "after Russian occupiers pretended to give up and then opened fire on fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," according to a statement.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Nov 22, 2022, 2:27 PM EST

Ukraine liberated over 1,800 settlements from Russian occupation, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Ukrainian forces have liberated over 1,800 settlements that were occupied by Russian forces. Zelenskyy claimed that more than 3,700 settlements have been occupied, he said in an address Tuesday.

Zelenskyy claimed that Russian soldiers mined and looted everything they could, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of buildings destroyed or damaged by shelling.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

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