Russia declares national mourning after Moscow attack, Putin says - 'I swear we will not spare them'

Moscow Attack: Russian President Putin has condemned the terrorist attack in a concert hall in Moscow on Friday night. Along with this, the President has also announced a national day of mourning. In his statement, he said that many innocent people became victims of terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall. I am confident that the doctors will do everything possible to save the lives of the victims of the terror attack at Crocus City Hall. At the same time, Putin said that whoever is behind this attack, I swear that they will not be released. He also claimed that the gunmen tried to flee to Ukraine.

ISIS claimed responsibility

Let it be known that the terrorist organization Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the firing and bomb blast at the Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow on Friday. 93 people died and 145 people were injured in this terrible attack. ISIS released a statement on its Telegram channel saying, 'Our fighters attacked the Crocus concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, the capital of Russia. The attackers have safely returned to their locations.'

We are investigating a terrorist attack: Russia

At the time of the attack, the famous Soviet-era music band Picnic was performing at the Crocus City Hall. 62000 people were present in this music concert. Russian officials said, "We are investigating this terrorist attack and are constantly updating President Vladimir Putin." The Russian Foreign Ministry termed the attack as a terrorist attack and appealed to the international community to condemn it as a heinous crime. The terrorist attack comes at a time when Vladimir Putin has just won a landslide victory in the presidential election and is on his way to a fifth consecutive term as Russia's president. On the other hand, Russia has been fighting a war with Ukraine for the past two years.

We have no hand in it: Ukraine's claim

The attack comes just days after Putin's re-election as president. The attack was the deadliest in Russia in years. Immediately after the attack, some Russian MPs pointed the finger at Ukraine. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, denied any involvement. "Ukraine has never used terrorist methods," Mykhailo posted on social media platform X. In this Russia-Ukraine war, everything will be decided on the field.' Pictures shared by Russian state media today showed a line of emergency vehicles.' The government of Ukraine has also clarified that we have nothing to do with terrorist attacks. Our fight is with the Russian army and with the Russian government. Whatever happens between Russia and Ukraine will be decided only on the battlefield.