The Washington Post has reported that the Biden administration is working on a new strategy to support Ukraine, one that will focus on fending off new Russian advances and enhancing Ukraine's fighting capabilities and economy over the long term.

The US newspaper carried the article on Friday, and it cited senior administration officials.

The Post said the new strategy will de-emphasize winning back territory and focus instead on "helping Ukraine fend off new Russian advances while moving toward a long-term goal of strengthening its fighting force and economy."

The paper said this comes after disappointing results from last year's counteroffensive in Ukraine.

The US officials were quoted as saying that the new strategy will aim to "build a future Ukrainian military force that can deter Russian aggression" and "help protect, reconstitute and expand Ukraine's industrial and export base."

With the possibility of former President Donald Trump returning to the White House, one of the officials reportedly said the new strategy is expected to "future-proof" aid for Ukraine.

Trump has been complaining about the amount of aid the US has been sending to Ukraine. He has described the US contribution as an excessively heavy burden.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials say that the Russian defense ministry has provided them with the names of 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war it claims were on board the Russian military plane that went down on Wednesday. Russia has accused Ukraine of shooting down the aircraft.

But local media outlets have reported that Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said, "We currently don't have evidence that there could have been that many people on board the aircraft." He reportedly indicated that Ukraine is carefully analyzing all available information regarding the incident.