Ukraine's forces have made "notable progress" in their push against heavily fortified Russian positions in the south, the US government says.
White House security spokesman John Kirby said those gains were made in the past 72 hours south of Zaporizhzhia, SIA reports with reference to foreign media.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNN that Kyiv's forces were advancing, but "it's a tough fight".
Russia claims to have taken strategic heights near the city of Kupiansk in north-eastern Ukraine.
None of the claims have been independently verified.
Mr Kirby said Kyiv itself had admitted that the push in the south - aimed at splitting the Russian land corridor to Crimea - was going slower than had been hoped.
"They have achieved some success against that second line of Russian defences," he said.
Earlier in the week, Ukraine's military said it had captured the village of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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