[Global Times Special Correspondent in Russia Xiao Xinxin] On the evening of the 22nd local time, a terrorist attack occurred at the "Krocus City" concert hall in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow, Russia. At the time of the incident, the concert hall was preparing to perform a per

[Global Times Special Correspondent in Russia Xiao Xinxin] On the evening of the 22nd local time, a terrorist attack occurred at the "Krocus City" concert hall in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow, Russia. At the time of the incident, the concert hall was preparing to perform a performance by the well-known Russian rock band "Piknik".

The well-known old Russian rock band "Piknik" band information picture source: "New York Times"

According to the Russian "news.ru" news network reported on the evening of the 23rd, the performance of the "Piknik" band was originally scheduled for 8 pm on the 22nd. Starts around the hour. "Picnic" band manager Yuri Chernyshevsky said that the live video of the concert hall currently circulating on social media was taken about 10 minutes before the band took the stage. The band members were still in the dressing room when the terrorist attack occurred, and they were evacuated promptly.

"When we left the concert hall, we saw the building on fire outside and the top floor was burning." The band posted on social media on the evening of the 23rd that the band manager's assistant Ekaterina Kushnir was still in a state of distress. She may have been at the merchandise counter when the incident occurred. On the 24th, RIA Novosti quoted Chernyshevsky as saying that Kushnir was found dead that day.

On March 22, 2024 local time, the Crocus City Concert Hall suffered a terrorist attack in the suburbs of Moscow, Russia, and the concert hall caught fire. (Visual China)

According to previous reports by Russian media, the security personnel of the "Krocus City" concert hall were not equipped with guns, but the security personnel still stayed at their posts when the incident occurred and took timely measures. According to a report on the Russian "Izvestia" website on the 24th, Alexey Osanushkov was one of the many security personnel present at the time of the incident. He said the incident happened very suddenly and his friend was also injured. But he quickly calmed down, and in front of the terrorists, he dragged a woman into the concert hall in time and closed the door. He then led a group of spectators to escape from the emergency exit. According to reports, he successfully evacuated about 50 people. After the

incident, reporters from the Global Times visited various parts of Moscow and saw that the overall flow of people on the streets was relatively reduced compared to previous times, and the overall situation in the city remained stable. Major government agencies and large commercial and trade facilities, police and Russian citizens The number of Guards personnel increased significantly. Security checks at Moscow airports, train stations, subway stations, bus stations and other crowded places are stricter than before.

In the past few days, at the blood donation center of the Russian Federal Agency for Biomedicine, an endless line of people came to donate blood. The center announced on the 24th that as of the morning of that day, more than 5,000 people in Moscow and Moscow Oblast had donated blood to victims of the terrorist attacks. Ikosov, a citizen who came to donate blood, said: "I hope to do my part for the victims. This terrorist attack makes everyone sad and angry. But it will only make us more united. As long as everyone works together, nothing can Defeat Russia."