Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Russian anger grows over deadly strike - Reuters

Jan 3 (Reuters) - Russian nationalists and immoderate lawmakers person demanded punishment for commanders they accused of ignoring dangers arsenic anger grew implicit the sidesplitting of dozens of Russian soldiers successful 1 of the Ukraine war's deadliest strikes.

FIGHTING

* In a uncommon disclosure, Russia said 63 Russian soldiers had been killed successful a Ukrainian New Year's Eve onslaught connected their quarters successful the municipality of Makiivka erstwhile 4 rockets fired from U.S.-made HIMARS launchers deed the site. Ukraine said the Russian decease toll was successful the hundreds, though pro-Russian officials called that an exaggeration.

* Russian subject bloggers said the immense demolition was a effect of storing ammunition successful the aforesaid gathering arsenic a barracks, contempt commanders knowing it was wrong scope of Ukrainian rockets.

* Ukraine said connected Monday it had changeable down each 39 drones Russia had fired successful a 3rd consecutive nighttime of aerial strikes against civilian targets successful the superior Kyiv and different cities.

* A Russian rocket onslaught destroyed an ice arena successful the municipality of Druzhkivka successful Ukraine's Donetsk portion connected Monday, Ukraine's crystal hockey federation said, pursuing earlier reports of a rocket hitting the municipality and injuring 2 people.

* A Russian-backed subject accusation centre successful the Donetsk portion said determination had been 69 Ukrainian attacks connected the region, including Makiivka, connected Monday.

DIPLOMACY

* Zelenskiy said Ukraine awaiting 2023's archetypal tranche of European Union (EU) macrofinancial assistance successful January, aft speaking to European Commission main Ursula von der Leyen.

* Japan's "anti-Russian course" makes bid pact talks impossible, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said successful comments published by the authorities TASS quality bureau connected Tuesday. Russia and Japan person not formally ended World War Two hostilities.

Compiled by Compiled by Michael Perry; editing by Robert Birsel

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