Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was reportedly killed this week, the latest high-ranking official to die in Ukraine.

Ukraine's military on Wednesday reported its forces had conducted successful missile strikes on three Russian command posts and two ammunition warehouses. Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces said in an update posted on Facebook that Kyiv's military had been involved in 73 "combat clashes" during the day.

In the war of liberation against Russia, Ukraine's Defence Forces continue to kill the Russians: Ukrainian soldiers killed 1,180 invaders, destroyed 28 Russians anti-aircraft guns and 13 tanks in the past day alone.

Russian forces were ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine on Moscow and Kyiv said, as they vie to secure elusive territorial gains before the end of the year.