Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty

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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Jan 18, 2023, 3:57 AM EST

Helicopter crash near Kyiv kills interior minister

Ukrainian officials were killed on Wednesday morning in a helicopter crash near Kyiv.

Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, deputy Evgeniy Yenin and the state secretary of the interior ministry, Yuriy Lunkovych, died when a helicopter crashed in Brovary, a town on the outskirts of Kyiv, chief of the national police Igor Klymenko said on Facebook.

Emergency personnel work at the site of a helicopter crash, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Brovary, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 18, 2023.
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The emergency services helicopter crashed near a kindergarten in a residential area, according to officials.

A military stands at the site where a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital, Kyiv, on Jan. 18, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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According to the interior ministry, at least 18 people died, including 3 children. Another 22 people, including 10 children, were wounded, officials said.

PHOTO: (FILES) In this file photo taken on June 24, 2022
Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky speaks to journalists during a press conference, June 24, 2022, in Kyiv.
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The cause of the crash is unclear for now.

-ABC News’ Yulia Drozd

Jan 17, 2023, 5:06 PM EST

Zelenskyy confirms Netherlands sending Patriot Missile System

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Netherlands will provide Ukrainian forces a Patriot Missile System.

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces will now have three guaranteed Patriot batteries.

-ABC News Will Gretsky

Jan 17, 2023, 3:34 PM EST

White House condemns Dnipro attack

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre talked about the latest developments in Ukraine and slammed Russia over its missile strike on the apartment building in Dnipro.

"This weekend’s strikes are another example, as you've heard us say, of the brutal and barbaric war that Russia is waging against the Ukrainian people,” she told reporters during a White House press briefing.

“And we have seen this over and over again," she added.

Jean-Pierre also praised the UK’s announcement Monday that it plans to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.

The press secretary didn't say whether the U.S. would provide tanks to Ukraine or if Biden would pressure other countries to do so.

She noted that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was going to host another multinational meeting on Friday of the "Ukraine Contact Group" -- a gathering of defense ministers to discuss security assistance to Ukraine.

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson

Jan 17, 2023, 12:54 PM EST

Kyiv's infrastructure under critical strain: Mayor

Kyiv's infrastructure could collapse at any second as Russia's sporadic missile attacks along with freezing winter temperatures put local authorities under increasing strain, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko told Reuters.

"It's pretty cold in Ukraine right now so living without electricity and heating is almost impossible. The situation is critical. We are fighting to survive," he told Reuters.

Klitschko, who is attending World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, pleaded with allies to speed up deliveries of air defense systems.

"We don't talk about the collapse, but it can happen ... at any second (because) Russian rockets can destroy our critical infrastructure in Kyiv," he said.

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