ISIS claimed responsibility for Friday's mass shooting in Moscow after Ukrainian intelligence said it believed Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the assault that killed dozens and injured more than 100, according to Russian-state media reports.Several gunmen opened fire at Crocus City Hall, a large music concert venue in the western portion of Moscow Oblast, Russian-state news agency RIA Novosti first reported.At least 60 people died, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Russia's...
In the aftermath of the attack on a Moscow concert hall that left at least 133 dead and over 140 wounded, Russian President Vladimir Putin used a television address to the Russian people to blame Ukraine for the incident.
Russian officials persisted Tuesday in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Without offering any evidence, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, […]
Russian officials persist in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last week’s deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Without offering any evidence, Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, followed similar allegations by President Vladimir Putin, who linked the attack to Ukraine even as he acknowledged the suspects who were arrested were “radical Islamists.”...
The attack on a Moscow concert hall where armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president. Friday’s attack on the Crocus […]
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the Moscow concert hall attack, read our latest report:Putin says radical Islamists carried out Moscow attack but maintains claim Ukraine was involvedDmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and prime minister, discussed the suspects charged over the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall on his Telegram channel on Monday.“Everyone asks me. What to do? They were caught. Well done to everyone who caught it,” he wrote. Continue reading
Ukrainian president says Russian leader’s move is ‘predictable’ as Kyiv denies any involvement; Moscow claims capture of village near Bakhmut. What we know on day 760See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Vladimir Putin and others were seeking to divert the blame for the Moscow concert hall massacre on to Ukraine. The Russian president claimed, without evidence, that Ukraine had collaborated with the terrorist suspects who massacred at least 133...
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack, without providing proof. A U.S. official told NBC News that the claim appears to be genuine, though no final assessment has been made yet.
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in connection with the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of the capital, killing more than 130
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in connection with the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of the capital, killing more than 130
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in connection with the massacre, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of the capital, killing more than 130
Russia has been left reeling in the wake of the nation’s worst terrorist attack in decades. Nearly a dozen people have been detained in connection with the attack, which saw armed assailants storm a popular concert venue complex on the outskirts of the capital, killing more than 130 people. Here’s what we know. What happened? Attackers armed with guns and incendiary devices opened fire at random at the Crocus City complex - home to both a popular music hall and shopping center - on Friday night....