18 hours after the shooting at Crocus City Hall, Putin addresses Russians: declared mourning, expressed condolences and remembered Ukraine
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Putin declared nationwide mourning on March 24, offered condolences to the families of the victims, said Ukraine had prepared a "window" for gunmen to cross the border, and vowed to punish all those involved in the Moscow mall shooting that killed 150 people.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin addressed the Russians after the shooting in the Moscow Region shopping center "Crocus City Hall". Putin expressed condolences to the families of the victims, declared March 24 nationwide mourning, and also said that Ukraine was preparing a "window" for the border crossing by gunmen. This UNN became known from Putin's video message.
Additional anti-terrorist and anti-sabotage measures have been introduced in Moscow and the Moscow region and in all regions of the country. The main thing now is to prevent those behind this bloody massacre from committing new crimes. As for the investigation and results, we can now say the following: all four perpetrators of the terrorist attack have been found and detained. They tried to escape, moving towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window had been prepared for them, on the Ukrainian side, to cross the State border.
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Putin said that a total of 11 people have been detained and that work is now underway to find all those involved in the shooting at the shopping center.
Putin also said that the gunmen went about killing in cold blood, shooting Russians at point-blank range, just as the Nazis once did.
All the perpetrators, organizers and customers of the terrorist attack will be justly punished: "we will identify and punish everyone". Our common duty is to be in one ranks, and so it will be, no one and nothing can shake our unity and the strength of the people of Russia.
In addition, Putin declared March 24 a day of national mourning in Russia and expressed his deepest regrets to the relatives of the victims.
Recall
The number of victims of the shooting at a shopping center near Moscow has risen to 150. The alleged shooters have been detained, but the Tajik Interior Ministry has denied the charges.
