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Putin
Regardless of who was behind the attack – be they jihadist terrorists or FSB operatives – the very fact that it happened bodes ill for Russia’s internal security.
Mar. 28
Budanov
Kyrylo Budanov divulged intelligence indicating the Kremlin was aware of the routes through which the terrorists intended to enter Russia, raising questions as to why they were not stopped.
Mar. 28
Ukraine
Bloomberg, citing sources “with knowledge of the situation,” said even Putin’s inner circle does not believe that Kyiv was involved in the Moscow attack.
Mar. 27
Belarus
The dust has yet to settle, and we are still no wiser as to what happened and why. Particularly puzzling is the absence of Moscow’s normally stringent security measures, before, during and after.
Mar. 26
Zelensky
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “peculiar kind of Jew” while attempting to link an Islamic State (IS)-claimed terrorist attack with Ukraine.
Mar. 26
Ukraine
Despite President Vladimir Putin’s acknowledgment of “radical Islamists” perpetrating the attack, Russia continues to point fingers at Ukraine, alleging its involvement.
Mar. 26
Moscow
Friday's attack in Moscow, which killed 139 people and was claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K) in Afghanistan, Tajikistan’s neighbour that regularly supplies fighters to IS.
Mar. 26
Putin
The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack, and eleven suspects have been detained. Putin has alleged that Ukrainians had a hand in the massacre, which Kyiv denies.
Mar. 26
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Russia
A photo surfaced on social media Sunday evening of one of the suspects in the Moscow concert hall attack bound on the floor with his pants down. An electrocution device nearby suggests torture.
Mar. 25
Russia
All four suspects have been charged with terrorism and face life imprisonment. Their detention is set until May 22 but may be extended depending on the date of their trial.
Mar. 25
Ukraine
One of the suspects in the attack was pursued by presumably armed Russian law enforcement agents, who beat the suspect, cut off one of his ears and attempted to force him to eat it.
Mar. 24
Russia
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to the state run news agency TASS that the suspects tried to cross into Ukraine alleging where they had links which Kyiv categorically denied.
Mar. 23
Russia
Russia's Investigative Committee said Saturday that more than 60 people had been killed, raising an earlier toll of 40, according to Russian news agencies.
Mar. 23
Moscow
Two weeks after the US Embassy in Moscow warned of an anticipated terrorist attack a gun and explosives assault took place on the evening of Friday, March 22.
Mar. 22
Drones
In a fundraiser, a Ukrainian activist said the new technology could bypass signal jamming but added that Russia has been testing similar technology so it will be a race between the two.
Mar. 21
Russia
Moldova said it had declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata following Moscow’s siting six polling stations in breakaway Transnistria during the Russian presidential election.
Mar. 19
As the snows in the Moscow region melt, at least a dozen downed Ukrainian drones containing explosives have been unearthed in popular leisure areas.
Apr. 28