Vladimir Putin must feel the cost of his deranged ambitions, President Zelensky said after Russia fired a new medium-range missile at the city of Dnipro. 

The Ukrainian leader on Thursday warned that the Kremlin is ‘testing’ the West and called on the world to respond decisively to the dramatic escalation of the conflict. 

In a gloating TV address, Putin revealed Russian forces had fired the rocket as a test, triggering a number of explosions across Dnipro.  

He even warned the Kremlin could use the new ballistic missiles against countries that have permitted Ukraine’s use of western-made missiles on Russian soil.

In a response on X, Zelensky called on the world to respond decisively and pile pressure on Moscow.

‘The world must respond. Right now, there is no strong reaction from the world. Putin is very sensitive to this. He is testing you, dear partners,’ he said. 

Zelensky added: ‘Putin must feel the cost of his deranged ambitions. Response is needed. Pressure is needed.’

His comments come after the Russian ambassador to the UK declared that Britain is now ‘directly involved’ in the Russia/Ukraine war after Kyiv‘s Storm Shadow attack.