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Crocus Hall terror attack (view source)
Revision as of 22:21, March 24, 2024
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==American warnings==
==American warnings==
On March 5, 2024 US Undersecretary of State [[Victoria Nuland]] announced, "[[Putin]] is going to get some nice surprises on the battlefield, and that Ukraine will make some very strong successes here."<ref>[https://grabien.com/story.php?id=458277 Victoria Nuland in Kiev: Putin Will Get ‘Nice Surprises’], March 5, 2024. grabien.com</ref> Two days later the United States Embassy in Moscow sent out a security alert in advance of the attack to avoid large crowds, specifically concerts.<ref>[https://ru.usembassy.gov/security-alert-avoid-large-gatherings-over-the-next-48-hours/ Security Alert: Avoid Large Gatherings over the Next 48 Hours]. United States Embassy & Consulates in Russia, March 7, 2024. ru.usembassy.gov</ref>
On March 5, 2024 US Undersecretary of State [[Victoria Nuland]] announced, "[[Putin]] is going to get some nice surprises".<ref>[https://grabien.com/story.php?id=458277 Victoria Nuland in Kiev: Putin Will Get ‘Nice Surprises’], March 5, 2024. grabien.com</ref> Two days later the United States Embassy in Moscow sent out a security alert in advance of the attack to avoid large crowds, specifically concerts.<ref>[https://ru.usembassy.gov/security-alert-avoid-large-gatherings-over-the-next-48-hours/ Security Alert: Avoid Large Gatherings over the Next 48 Hours]. United States Embassy & Consulates in Russia, March 7, 2024. ru.usembassy.gov</ref>
Hours before the attack, OSINTdefender the [[CIA]] [[front]] posted on X (formerly) [[Twitter]]: "Members of [[U.S. National Security Council]] and the [[White House]] have reportedly started to become Increasingly Frustrated by “Unauthorized Brazen Actions” taken by Ukraine against Russia."<ref>[https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1771076956651393051 OSINTdefender], March 22, 2024. twitter.com </ref> The [[Biden administration]] feared that Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries would run up gas pump prices for [[American]]s and hurt [[Joe Biden]]'s re-election chances.<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/98f15b60-bc4d-4d3c-9e57-cbdde122ac0c US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries], Christopher Miller and Ben Hall in Kyiv and Felicia Schwartz in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and Myles McCormick in [[Houston]], ''[[Financial Times]]'', MARCH 22 2024. ft.com</ref>
Hours before the attack, OSINTdefender the [[CIA]] [[front]] posted on X (formerly) [[Twitter]]: "Members of [[U.S. National Security Council]] and the [[White House]] have reportedly started to become Increasingly Frustrated by “Unauthorized Brazen Actions” taken by Ukraine against Russia."<ref>[https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1771076956651393051 OSINTdefender], March 22, 2024. twitter.com </ref> The [[Biden administration]] feared that Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries would run up gas pump prices for [[American]]s and hurt [[Joe Biden]]'s re-election chances.<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/98f15b60-bc4d-4d3c-9e57-cbdde122ac0c US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries], Christopher Miller and Ben Hall in Kyiv and Felicia Schwartz in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and Myles McCormick in [[Houston]], ''[[Financial Times]]'', MARCH 22 2024. ft.com</ref>
RIA Novosti reported a video released showing one of the arrested terrorists, “The suspect gave his name, which sounds similar to Fariddun Shamsutdin, as well as his date of birth - 17 September 1998...He had arrived from [[Turkey]] on 4 March [2024]...The detainee said that his handlers contacted him a month ago via [[Telegram]] and provided him with [[weapon]]s...He was given the task of killing all the people in the hall and was offered about a million rubles for this...The defendant added that he committed the [[crime]] after a conversation with the preacher’s assistant". A second video showed another captured terrorist also confessing he received orders via the Telegram messaging service.
RIA Novosti reported a video released showing one of the arrested terrorists, “The suspect gave his name, which sounds similar to Fariddun Shamsutdin, as well as his date of birth - 17 September 1998...He had arrived from [[Turkey]] on 4 March [2024]...The detainee said that his handlers contacted him a month ago via [[Telegram]] and provided him with [[weapon]]s...He was given the task of killing all the people in the hall and was offered about a million rubles for this...The defendant added that he committed the [[crime]] after a conversation with the preacher’s assistant". A second video showed another captured terrorist also confessing he received orders via the Telegram messaging service.
==Reaction==
Sunday March 24, 2024 was declared a national day of mourning. On the evening before, President Putin addressed the nation in a nationally televised broadcast vowing, ""All perpetrators, organizers and customers of this [[crime]] will suffer fair and inevitable punishment. Whoever they are, whoever guides them. I repeat, we will identify and punish everyone who stands behind the terrorists, who prepared this atrocity, this attack on Russia, on our people."<ref>[https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-vows-revenge-bloodbath-moscow-attack-points-finger-help-ukraine-11-terrorists Putin Vows Revenge For "Bloodbath" Moscow Attack, Points Finger At Help From Ukraine, As 11 'Terrorists' Captured], MAR 23, 2024. zerohedge.com</ref>
==See also==
==See also==