TASS

He said the missile's vertical and horizontal manoevreing were tested and were found to be up to specification, according to Russia's Tass news agency.

"Therefore, it demonstrated high capabilities to bypass missile and air defence systems," Tass reported Gen Gerasimov as saying.

Tass news agency said 18 other people had been injured.

France would use the gathering to table new proposals for sanctions against Russia, with the aim of depleting "the resources that Russia is investing in this war" foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot was quoted by Russia's state-owned news agency Tass as saying.

“We have performed in front of 20 people and were as excited as we would have been in front of 20,000 people,” Van Tass said.