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The buildup of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border is large and getting larger, and it is raising serious concerns that Russia could invade Ukraine proper.

Right now, there are as many as 20,000 Russian troops, complete with tanks and artillery, positioned just to the east of Ukraine. But other units deeper inside Russia appear to be on the move and could soon double the number of troops at the border.

Last Easter, when Russian warplanes exercising over the Baltic Sea unexpectedly turned toward Swedish air space and appeared to simulate attacks on targets in Stockholm, the Swedish Air Force didn't scramble any jets because none were on standby.

Even so, the prime minister said there was no risk of a real attack from Russia and some analysts dismissed calls for re-armament as fits of "Russophobia."

Now, both the left-leaning opposition and the center-right government suddenly agree that Sweden's military readiness is inadequate, with Finance Minister Anders Borg this week calling for "a substantial scaling-up" of capabilities.

The problem is, analysts say, that rebuilding a robust territorial defense would take up to 10 years.

Neighboring Finland has maintained a more "realistic" outlook toward Russia, with which it shares a 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) border, said Charly Salonius-Pasternak, a researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Finland has kept a strong line of defense toward the east, and maintained annual conscription of about 25,000 soldiers in addition to 14,500 permanent defense personnel.

"In the post-Cold War euphoria that gripped Europe," he said, "the Finnish military, the political establishment and the population that supports it did not dramatically change its view of what is the potential existential threat to Finland: Russia."

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has identified a number of individuals involved in murdering people at Kyiv's main square Maidan, and for now these are Ukrainian citizens only, acting Prosecutor General Oleh Makhnitsky said.

"These individuals have been identified but I can not reveal their surnames. A number of circumstances on making these shots have been determined and their locations have been determined," Makhnitsky said on Channel 5 on March 20.

When asked which country they were from, Makhnitsky said: "As of today, the list of people we have identified…this list will be expanded, everything depends on certain circumstances, now the agency checks continue, so as of now this list includes Ukrainian citizens only."

Ukrainian police have detained the CEO of state-run energy company Naftogaz, according to the country's Interior Minister.

A statement by Arsen Avakov on Facebook said Yevhen Bakulin was held as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the gas industry that may have cost the state about $4 billion .

Mr Avakov said the investigation will involve "many well-known personalities", including "past and present" politicians.