Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops.

The United States is urging Ukraine to “look hard” at removing policy mandates that limit the nation to drafting soldiers aged 25 and up, a senior administration official told The Hill on Wednesday. They’ve suggested lowering the age to 18,

Ukraine has taken steps to broaden the pool of draft-eligible men, but the efforts have only scratched the surface against a much larger Russian military.

Russia's Defense Ministry admitted Ukraine targeted its Kursk region with U.S.-supplied Atacms missiles, striking an air-defense battalion and an air base, according to the BBC. Russia's Defense Ministry reported that two of five Atacms missiles struck their target,

The Russian Defense Ministry's statement is the first public confirmation of the attacks by Moscow, following multiple reports of strikes after Washington permitted Ukraine to use its ATACMS missiles to strike against targets on Russian soil.