Ukraine hasn't previously stated openly that it uses the advanced U.S.-provided ballistic missile systems on targets inside Russia.

The chief of Russia's general staff told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, but Ukraine's military denied the city had changed hands.

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll traveled to Ukraine this week on a fact-finding mission regarding military technology as the Trump administration explores restarting peace talks.

KYIV – Ukraine’s military on Nov 20 dismissed statements by the chief of Russia’s general staff that Moscow’s forces had seized the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk and controlled large sections of the towns of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.

The White House wants Kyiv to sign off on a “framework” to end the war in Ukraine based upon the U.S.-crafted 28-point peace plan by Thursday, according to three U.S. officials.

Last week Ukrainian units faced intense pressure at multiple flashpoints. Kyiv reported that between Monday night and Tuesday night, its forces engaged in some 170 tactical engagements— 40 percent of which, according to some estimates, were in or around Pokrovsk.

The Trump administration is insisting Ukraine’s government agree to a much-criticized plan to end Russia’s invasion by the Thanksgiving holiday — or it will cut off intelligence sharing and shipments of weapons to the beleaguered European nation, according to a new report.

A new peace proposal for Ukraine drafted by the Trump administration could envision the country ceding the eastern Donbas region and limiting the size of its military in exchange for security guarantees from the United States,

Russia’s top military officer, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, announced on television that Russian forces had captured the strategic city of Kupyansk in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, with footage showing troops raising the Russian flag.

Ukraine war also includes a proposal that names NATO’s Article 5 — but doesn’t carry the same security guarantee of the treaty, experts