Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the progress of the war in some parts of eastern Ukraine, according to military bloggers and Russian media.

"Ukraine is not a testing ground for weapons," says president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he warns Russia wants to "spread fear and panic".

Russia has removed a senior general in Ukraine for giving misleading reports about the progress of the war as Defence Minister Andrei Belousov tries to clear out poor commanders, pro-Russian war bloggers and Russian media said.

The escalatory attack comes after Ukraine reportedly used US and UK long range missiles to strike targets inside Russia

Russia likely used ballistic missile from 'Kedr' complex to strike Dnipro, intelligence says Russia plans to launch mass production of Oreshnik missile, Putin says North Korea received anti-aircraft missiles,