INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ukrainian New Year's missile strike on Makiivka has led to a usually reticent Moscow admitting its largest single loss of life since it
sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and has been met with anger among the Russian population.The strike's rising death toll
intensified criticism of Russia's military high command, with even pro-Kremlin commentators suggesting the death toll could yet climb into
the hundreds.The deadly strike came after months of domestic anger directed towards the Russian military in the wake of the Kremlin's
Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov said the tragedy had likely taken place because Russian troops had used cell phones, giving away their
location to Ukrainian forces.But some critics have accused the military of trying to shift the blame.State television military
a rare public display of grief in some cities, including in Russia's Samara region on the Volga River.In a sign that criticism was being
taken seriously, the influential head of Russia's state RT television channel Margarita Simonyan welcomed the army's promise that officials
would "be held accountable.""It is time to understand that impunity does not lead to social harmony
Impunity leads to new crimes
And, as a result, to public dissent."There have been reports that the servicemen were quartered in an unprotected building which was
destroyed because munitions were stored on the premises and detonated in the strike.The Telegram account Rybar, which has around a million
followers, said it was "criminally naive" for the army to store ammunition next to sleeping quarters.The U.K
