US media report that President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Washington will send the Army Tactical Missile System to Kyiv.

The two leaders met at the White House on Thursday. At the time, a senior White House official announced a new US assistance package to Ukraine valued at up to 325 million dollars. But its planned list of items did not include the long-range, surface-to-surface missile system known as ATACMS.

The missile system has a range of up to 300 kilometers. Ukraine has repeatedly requested the system.

On Friday, NBC News quoted several US officials as saying Biden had informed Zelenskyy about the provision of the system.

The outlet added that the officials did not say when the missiles would be delivered or when a public announcement would be made.

Biden had been cautious about providing the system, as it has been pointed out that they could attack deep into Russian territory, potentially provoking Moscow.

Observers say Biden apparently hopes to aid Ukrainian forces as they continue their counteroffensive.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters in New York on Friday that he does not have anything to say or to announce on any given weapon system.

Zelenskyy, who was in Canada, stopped short of answering directly about the report. He noted that there would be an agreement on most of what he discussed with the US president.