Ukraine strikes Russian military site with US ATACMS missiles on war's 1,000th day
Ukraine launched US ATACMS missiles at a Russian military facility on Tuesday, marking the first use of these long-range missiles in the conflict. This attack coincided with the 1,000th day of the war. Russia reported intercepting five of the six missiles. The Biden administration recently approved Ukraine's use of ATACMS for strikes inside Russia. Moscow has warned that this escalation could draw the US into direct conflict. In response, President Putin signed a new nuclear doctrine lowering the threshold for nuclear weapon use. The attack has caused market jitters, with European share indexes falling. Both Ukraine and Russia are intensifying military actions as they prepare for potential peace negotiations, which have not occurred since the early months of the war.