Ukraine war: Fury in Russia at military top brass, killer drones, Sweden NATO membership

1. Russian fury over devastating strike on troops in UkraineRussians have called on military commanders to be punished after scores of Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike. Nationalist bloggers and lawmakers accuse Russia’s top brass of ignoring the risk of a Ukrainian strike and putting troops in a dangerous situation. In a rare disclosure, Russia’s defence ministry said 63 soldiers were killed on New Year’s Eve, following a large blast that destroyed a temporary barracks in Makiivka, a city in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv claimed the death toll w…

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