The US will provide Ukraine with intelligence that will help it launch long-range missile strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, Reuters reported, citing information from the American newspaper "Wall Street Journal".
According to the publication, Washington is considering the possibility of supplying Kiev with weapons that can reach more targets on Russian territory.
The US has long exchanged intelligence with Ukraine, but according to "Wall Street Journal" the new data will make it easier for Kiev's forces to shell oil refineries, gas pipelines, nuclear power plants and other infrastructure. The goal is primarily to deprive the Kremlin of fuel sales and consumption, Reuters points out.
At the same time, the US is asking its NATO allies to provide similar assistance to Ukraine, the American publication reports. The White House did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
The approval of the new intelligence assistance to Ukraine came shortly after US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine was capable of regaining territory seized by Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian attack that knocked out power at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was targeted, Reuters reported.
"The attack was carried out by 20 drones," the Ukrainian head of state explained in a post on the Telegram app.
"Russia is doing absolutely nothing to restore external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant," Zelensky said at the same time, adding that this nuclear power plant has been cut off from the external power grid for the eighth day.
According to him "Russia is deliberately creating the threat of nuclear accidents, taking advantage of the soft position of the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director".
The head of the IAEA is Rafael Grossi, who earlier today said that the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian armed forces, does not pose an "immediate danger" while it is operating thanks to "backup diesel generators".