Ukraine takes back dozens of 'annexed' towns; Putin says Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant belongs to Russia This was CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine.Ukrainian forces have counted more gains on the battlefield, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailing more "good news from the front lines" in his nightly address Tuesday.Moscow's hold on "annexed" territories (Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk) looks increasingly tenuous, with none of the regions fully occupied by Russian forces, and as Ukraine's counteroffensives in the east and south maintain their momentum.— Amanda Macias Zelenskyy speaks with NATO chief on joining the military alliance Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about Kyiv's admittance into the NATO alliance.The United States had been pushing for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, not to cut output as it tries to keep energy prices down amid the disruption of Russia's invasion of Ukraine."