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Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered a public adddress, calling the attack a barbaric act of terrorism, and vowing to punish the perpetrators. He also accused Ukraine of preparing a "window" to help the suspects escape. Kyiv has staunchly denied any role in the attack.At least 115 people are now known to have been killed as more bodies were found in the rubble, Russia's Investigative Committee said this morning.
The Russian leader did not provide evidence for the claim, but cited preliminary data in Moscow's ongoing investigation into the deadly attack. "We were not in the concert hall. We were in another part of the building, but we heard shots and smelled smoke," Telnov told the agency."People, of course, were worried and scared. I myself was not in the best emotional state. Yesterday was one of the hardest days of my life, one might say.""They did not panic and were able to get out,” she said, praising police for escorting people to public transport safely.
“Ukraine certainly has nothing to do with the shooting/explosions in the Crocus City Hall," Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said in a statement on X yesterday, adding:"It makes no sense whatsoever."Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military intelligence directorate, separately told the BBC the border area with Ukraine is “full of special services and military.
According to preliminary data, the causes of death were gunshot wounds and"poisoning by combustion products," the Investigative Committee said.Three children were among the more than 60 people killed in yesterday’s attack at Crocus City Hall, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the Russian Ministry of Health.The shooting attacks in Moscow are the latest in a series of deadly terror attacks in the country since the 2000s.
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