Hello. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has addressed the European Parliament to mark 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of the country. The speech came after Russia reported a strike on a military facility that, it said, was carried out using US-supplied long-range missiles - Maia Davies reports on what we know. We're also featuring stories about China's view of the conflict, a water crisis in north east Syria, and self-driving cars in the US.

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Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war

President Zelensky addressed a special session of the European Parliament. Credit: Getty Images

President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Ukraine's allies to "push Russia harder" towards a "just peace" in a speech marking 1,000 days of war. The speech came as Russia accused the country of using the US-supplied Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) to hit its territory for the first time, just a day after Washington approved use of the long-range missiles.

What did Russia say?

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Washington of trying to escalate the conflict. "That Atacms was used repeatedly overnight against Bryansk Region is of course a signal that they [the US] want escalation," he said. "And without the Americans, use of these high-tech missiles, as Putin has said many times, is impossible." 

What was the damage reported?

Russia's defence ministry said the strike targeted Bryansk, the region bordering Ukraine to the north, on Tuesday morning. According to the ministry, five missiles were shot down and one damaged, with its fragments causing a fire at a military facility, which was quickly extinguished and there were no casualties.

What did the US and Ukraine say?

US officials confirmed use of the Atacms to CBS news, the BBC's US partner. Ukraine has not commented. Ukraine’s military earlier confirmed that it had struck an ammunition warehouse in the Russian region of Bryansk, but it did not specify whether Atacms were used.

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• Meanwhile, in the Baltic Sea: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said damage to two undersea cables looks like an act of sabotage. The incidents came at a time of heightened tension with Russia.

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