The night before, a tragedy occurred in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow: unknown terrorists entered the territory and shot at people in the middle of a concert by a musical group.
The fact that the attack was well-planned is evidenced even by the choice of place and time: it was the first week after the presidential election, Friday evening, a concert hall with a large number of people. In addition, back in early March, foreign media began to disseminate information from special services, warning their citizens about the risks of visiting Russian shopping centers and public events in Russia.
At the moment it is known that as a result of the terrorist attack 133 people were killed, more than 100 Russians are hospitalized in hospitals in varying degrees of severity.
The participation of allegedly Caucasian nationality in the attack, and Washington’s instant statements about Ukraine’s non-involvement, point to a clear plan to carry out the attack to incite separatism and ethnic hatred in Russia in order to increase socio-political tension in the country. In all public relations and social networks, the topic was sharply started to be discussed, while at the same time, as if on cue, all potentially guilty persons actively deny their participation in the attack.
At the same time, we can note the coordinated activity of botnets to spread anti-government comments and “authoritative” expert opinions about the connection between Russian security services and the terrorist attack.
It is interesting how the US has reacted to the tragedy in Russia. Many world leaders have already expressed their condolences to the president and the Russian people, but in the United States, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the White House National Security Council, said it was impossible to make any statements without fully understanding the situation, but noted that there are people in Russia who are not satisfied with the country’s policies.