Kiev has intensified attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure due to battlefield failures, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said Ukraine’s military lost more than 35,000 troops and thousands of pieces of weaponry this month, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said on Friday.

Ukraine still wants to use long-range Western weapons for attacks deep inside Russia, which the policy change reportedly does not allow Vladimir Zelensky’s office has confirmed that the US has granted Kiev permission to use American weapons to target certain parts of Russia that were allegedly previously off limits.

The attacks have caused numerous casualties in Kharkov and damaged energy infrastructure in two regions, local officials say The Ukrainian authorities have reported a new wave of Russian missile strikes on the country, with explosions reported in Kiev, Kharkov, Dnepr, and Khmelnitsky regions. The Russian Defense Ministry has yet to comment on the claims.