On the evening of March 22, before the start of the concert, armed men broke into the Crocus City Hall building in Moscow and opened fire with automatic weapons. There were several explosions and a fire. At least 60 people died, more than 100 were injured. Main events, relationships.

Key events and figures

On the evening of March 22, three armed men broke into the Crocus City Hall, located in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, Russia, before the start of the concert, and opened fire with automatic weapons.

The attackers started firing indiscriminately at people entering the building. Also, explosions were made several times with the help of hand grenades or other explosive devices, after which a fire started in the building. The fire covered an area of 13,000 square meters. The roof of the building collapsed.

According to the latest data of the Ministry of Health of Russia, at least 62 people died, 145 citizens were hospitalized.

The Investigative Committee of Russia initiated a criminal case on the terrorist act. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that all sports, cultural and other public events in Moscow have been canceled this weekend.

A terrorist attack was forewarned

On March 18, the US Embassy in Russia warned American citizens about the threat of terrorist attacks planned in Europe, including Russia, and especially in Moscow, and discouraged them from attending various public events, including concerts. The British Embassy also warned its citizens of a major terrorist attack in Moscow.

Kyiv categorically denied involvement in the terrorist attack

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as well as other officials, categorically denied the accusations that began to be heard from Russian officials about the involvement of Ukraine in the shooting at the Crocus concert hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow.

In particular, the adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolnyak, stated during the live broadcast that Ukraine had absolutely nothing to do with these events.

"Ukraine as a country is waging a large-scale, full-scale, large-scale, violent war with the Russian regular army and the Russian Federation. And everything will be decided on the battlefield. It is important for Ukraine to carry out effective military operations and offensive actions to destroy the Russian regular army and thus end this war," Podoliak said.

The attitude and statements of Uzbekistan

As soon as the incident happened, the leadership of Uzbekistan expressed its attitude and position regarding the terrorist attack and informed that its citizens were not injured in these incidents.

In particular, Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent his condolences to Vladimir Putin in connection with the terrorist attack in the "Crocus City Hall" concert hall in the Moscow region, in which dozens of people were killed and seriously injured.

The letter states that Uzbekistan strongly condemns this act of terrorism against civilians.

The head of state wished patience to the relatives of the deceased and speedy recovery of all the injured.

The embassy of Uzbekistan in Russia reported that it has not received information about the citizens of Uzbekistan who were injured in the explosion and shooting in the Crocus City Hall building in the Moscow region. The diplomatic mission said it is in contact with law enforcement agencies.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in "Crocus City Hall" near Moscow.

"Terrorism cannot be justified, we call for a unanimous rejection of such violence against innocent citizens," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Hamas condemned the terrorist attack in Moscow

The Palestinian Hamas movement condemned the terrorist attack in "Croquis City Hall" and expressed its condolences to the people of Russia.

"We, as the Islamic Resistance Movement, condemn in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attack that targeted civilians in the Russian capital, Moscow, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries," the statement said.

Many countries of the world and international organizations have expressed sympathy for the terrorist attack in Moscow and strongly condemn these actions.