The US Department of Defense has briefed the press on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counteroffensive progress.

Sabrina Singh, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary, said during a briefing that the Pentagon observes the Ukrainian military slowly advancing and repelling Russian aggression.

Singh said she had no news on whether the United States is still considering providing Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles.

"I have no updates for you, when it comes to ATACMS. I think the Ukrainians, as you've seen, have been using, whether it's the HIMARS or the Storm Shadow, in quite incredible effect on the battlefield, but I just don't have anything to announce when it comes to ATACMS," she concluded.

Earlier, the US Department of Defense was reportedly granted guaranteed funding for military support for Ukraine until the end of the fiscal year on 30 September.

The Pentagon spokeswoman also recalled that the department had previously found a US$6.2 billion overstatement of military aid to Ukraine as part of packages provided from US stockpiles.

Previously, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addressed criticism of the pace of the Ukrainian army's offensive in the media, urging the world to assist Kyiv further and show patience.