governor of the moscow region andrei vorobyov said that all the victims will be provided with all necessary assistance, all events this weekend are canceled, they ask for understanding, here is the mayor of moscow sergei sobyanin, i quote, today he said, today a terrible tragedy occurred in the crocus city shopping center, my condolences relatives of the victims, gave orders to provide all necessary assistance to everyone who suffered during the incident, said sergei sobyanin, and... more than 70 teams worked and some of them still remain and work on the spot, and the victims evacuated both by ambulance and by air ambulance to a medical institution in moscow, khima krasnogorsk, dolgoprudny, the blood center announced that blood donation points will be open on saturday, there is enough blood in stock, but new donors will never be superfluous, this is all the operational information at this time .

vladimir, thank you, vladimir bazov, a correspondent for the duty unit program, was in direct contact with the chronology of events in kroku cityhole. and urgent message un secretary general antonio guterres said he strongly condemns the terrorist attack in crocu city hall, reports the secretary general's office. quote, antonio guteres expresses the government's condolences. to the people of russia in connection with the terrorist attack in crocus city hall. and one more message: the president of kyrgyzstan, sadyr japarov , sent a telegram of condolences to vladimir putin. in it, he emphasized that kyrgyzstan stands for uniting the efforts of the world community in the fight against international terrorism. on behalf of the entire kyrgyz people, sadyr japarov conveyed words of deep sympathy to the relatives of the victims.

condolences words of support to vladimir putin and the russians are now coming to croco city hole from all over the world in connection with the strategy. for more details, see below. azerbaijani president ilham aliyev expressed condolences in a letter to vladimir putin in connection with the terrorist attack in crocus. ilham aliyev strongly condemned the terrorist attack and expressed grief on behalf of the entire azerbaijani people. vladimir expressed deep condolences in connection with the tragedy in crocus city hall. putin and president of uzbekistan shavkat mirziyoyev. he strongly condemned this terrorist act against civilians. leader of uzbekistan he also conveyed words of support to the relatives of the victims and wishes for a speedy recovery to all those injured. alexander lukashenko was one of the first to express condolences to vladimir putin in connection with the terrorist attack in kroku city hall. the president of belarus expressed confidence that the attackers will be identified and will be punished. turkish ministry of foreign affairs, ruling. the

country's party also expressed its deepest condolences to the russian people. turkish politicians and diplomats called the incident a heinous terrorist attack on innocent civilians. the official representative of the ruling party, amer chilik, wrote on social networks that he shared the pain and grief of the russian people. italy strongly condemned the terrorist attack in crocu city hall. prime minister giorgia miloni called it an unacceptable massacre. the european union condemned the terrorist attack in kroku. the representative of the eu foreign policy department, peter stano, wrote about this on his page. he added that europe is shocked by what happened and the thoughts of europeans are with the injured russian citizens. head of mit malta and osce chairman-in-office ian borg condemned the terrorist attack at kroku city hall and expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims. according to borg, malta is shocked by what happened. venezuelan leader nicolas maduro condemned the brutal terrorist attack and offered condolences. seven victims. he expressed

confidence in the unity of the russian people at this difficult moment. the austrian and swiss foreign ministers expressed condolences to the russians and wished a speedy recovery to the victims. the spanish foreign ministry said it was shocked by the news from russia. they expressed solidarity with the families of the victims and condemned any form of violence. tunisia, the united arab emirates, saudi arabia, syria, poland and portugal condemned the terrorist attack. words of support. expressed the foreign ministry of france and armenia. the israeli foreign minister expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in crocus. so, what is known about the terrorist attack in crocus cityhole up to this minute? according to the regional ministry of health, there are 145 victims. their list is published on the website of the moscow region ministry of health. most of all there are residents of krasnogorsk, khimki and moscow. nine people are in critical condition. 60. in

severe, most in a state of moderate severity. more than thirty people sought outpatient care, and at least eight minors were among the victims. the wounded were taken to hospitals in krasnogorsk, odintsovo, dolgoprudny, khimki and moscow. according to the head of the ministry of health, mikhail murashk , 115 people were hospitalized, including five children. almost all the operations that were needed and hospitalized were carried out, serious patients were transferred to the intensive care unit, deputy prime minister tatyana gullikova announced this. accurate data on the dead not yet, but the fsb reported earlier. about 40 victims of the terrorist attack. the fire in kroku cityhole was localized, the ministry of emergency situations reported. it was previously reported that almost 13,000 m2 of the building area was engulfed in fire. in addition, part of the roof collapsed. 320 fire rescuers and more than 130 pieces

of equipment, including three helicopters, are working on site. according to preliminary data, a group of terrorists fired machine guns at people right in the hall before the start. concert. according to eyewitnesses, they shot people at point-blank range and threw incendiary bombs. reported two explosions, all necessary actions to search for and apprehend the criminals are being taken by special forces units of the fsb and the russian guard. the terrorist attack was reported to vladimir putin in the very first minutes. according to presidential press secretary dmitry peskov, the head of state receives all operational information, has already given all the necessary instructions in connection with... and i repeat once again, the investigative committee classified the incident as a terrorist attack, and a criminal case has been opened under the relevant article. to the families of those killed and wounded in crocus cityhole will provide all possible assistance, the speaker

of the federation council, valentina matvienko, stated this, and those who are behind this heinous crime will suffer a well-deserved and inevitable punishment, she wrote in her telegram channel. chairman of the state duma vyacheslav volodin about the terrorist attack: the degenerates who committed this monstrous terrorist attack must be destroyed. he expressed deep condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. secretaries of the general council, secretary of the general council of united russia, andrei turchak called the terrorist attack in crocus city hall a terrible tragedy. he said that retribution would inevitably come. patriarch kirill prays for the repose of the souls of those killed and the injured people, as well as for the salvation of those who may be threatened by the fire in the crocus city hall building. the head of the synodal department for relations between the church and society and the media, vladimir ligoido, wrote about this in his telegram channel. the head of the spiritual

administration of muslims of russia, mufti sheikh ravil gainuddin expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims of the inhumane attack. on visitors to the crocus city hall concert hall, he expressed the hope that the organizer and perpetrators of this crime will soon be found and punished. the zaporozhye region mourns along with the whole of russia and conveys words of condolences and support to our compatriots, the head of the region wrote. in the zaporozhye region , all entertainment and sporting events are canceled on saturday due to the terrorist attack in crocus in the region. state flags will be allowed in, said governor yevgeny baletsky. governor of the tula region alexey dyumin expressed condolences in connection with the deaths of people in the moscow region. on behalf of all residents tula region expresses my sincere condolences to the relatives of those killed in connection with

the monstrous tragedy in kroku cityhole. there is and cannot be any justification for such an inhumane, barbaric crime. i am sure that all the perpetrators will be identified and... bear the most severe punishments, a speedy recovery to all victims. tula region is with you. the official representative of the russian ministry of foreign affairs, maria zakharova, called what happened in kroku sitihuli a terrorist attack in her telegram channel , she wrote that the department is now receiving calls from around the world from ordinary people expressing condolences in connection with the terrible tragedy with words of strong condemnation of this bloody terrorist attack. gone before the eyes of all humanity, those people who have a heart, all the people who have a mind, all the people who have a conscience, call this a monstrous crime, a bloody pirate attack, a terrible battle, we are literally

the very first, the very minutes when the videos began to fly around the entire planet and began to receive words, condolences and unconditional comments. condemnation from people all over the world, these are ordinary citizens of various countries, these are our fellow diplomats who are accredited in moscow, who... work in the ministry of foreign affairs, write, call, ask for words of support, we are already recording the official reaction of the ministry of foreign affairs and heads of state around the world. huge questions were raised by the reaction of the office of the secretary general, the organization of the united nations, which stated, i mean the office, its representatives, that they were saddened by the reports of the shooting, all of them adequately. people who have different emotional level of reaction to such

things, the words were the same: about horror, shock, shock, unconditional condemnation, righteous anger, compassion for the victims. and here is another message from the russian foreign ministry. the department thanked un secretary general antonio guteres, who condemned and harshly condemned the terrorist attack in crocus city. our correspondent evgeniy nipot is right now at the scene of the tragic events near the kroku cityhall building. he is in direct contact with the studio. evgeniy, what is known at this moment, as i understand it, it was reported that the fire was localized. sasha, greetings, yes, it was reported that the fire was localized; let me remind you, its area was 13,000 m2. firefighting aircraft and at least one helicopter have now resumed operations. if i'm not mistaken, this is a helicopter , yes, now it has taken water from

the river closest to moscow and now continues to spill structures, black smoke and steam are pouring out, accordingly, work is now continuing to fight the fire, i will remind you that they were involved in the fight with a fire of more than 100 pieces of equipment, also more than 300 people personnel, this was a fire of the highest category of complexity, and the work was really complicated due to the fact that the structure was quickly engulfed in flames from the very beginning of the fire, and it can be stated, and judging by the videos that come from inside the building, it can be stated that a very large the percentage of destruction inside is precisely because of the fire, let me remind you.

many representatives of law enforcement agencies remain, the parking lot near the crocus city hall and

the nearby crocus expo, it is cordoned off, the fact is that not only to ensure security, but also for the fact that here air ambulance helicopters and helicopters from the ministry of emergency situations are landing, which are also evacuating the victims, i repeat, i mentioned that there is a cordon here, representatives of the russian guard are also working here, as well as... the police. the minister of internal affairs of the russian federation, vladimir kolokoltsev, immediately arrived at the scene of the terrorist attack at crocus city hall. now in real time. vladimir kolokoltsov receives reports on the situation at the scene. it should be noted that while our live broadcast was going on, our live broadcast is still going on. the firefighting helicopter has already dropped water, let me remind you that more than 160 tons

of water were dropped from moscow, now it is entering the second round, that is, the fire extinguishing process continues, from the point where we are, it is clear that they continue to shed the roof from the stairs, high-altitude ones for special ones for fire fighting, behind me you can probably see a lot of flashlights...

we practically didn’t see them for the last 20 minutes, but it should be noted that - health minister mikhail murashko commented on the situation, he said, that a total of 115 people were hospitalized and another 30 sought outpatient care, now 60 adults are in serious condition, one child is also in serious condition,

a total of five children were hospitalized, at the moment all operations have been carried out, tatyana reported. golikova, severely injured have been transferred and from those transferred to intensive care units , medical care is being provided to the victims who received moderate injuries, mostly these are not only gunshots injuries include burns and lung burns, as well as carbon monoxide poisoning. 28 victims were transported from klifosovsky, including by helicopter. and as the minister of health said , there is now enough donor blood , there is no need for it, but i will note that not only the ambulances delivered the victims to medical institutions, in particular here to the disaster medicine center, the first victims were delivered by taxi, these were two women, provided assistance and just drivers, the most ordinary drivers for those who

came out of crocus, crocus city hall in... in particular, we managed to talk with one of the victims, this is andrei lepko, his wife received a gunshot wound, he was found in the center, in the center of crocus city he was with his wife and daughter, that’s when he managed to help my wife get out of the building, of course, they were immediately picked up by the drivers and taken to the doctors, let's listen, the wife was wounded, she was bleeding, yeah. they pulled her out onto the street and the first car that came across stopped, well done, people took her, they quickly took her car, i note that the number the number of victims still exceeded 140 people, you can find out their names on the website of the ministry of health of the moscow region, if you

suddenly did not find the last name, the names of your relatives, you can find out more on the hotline of the ministry of health of the moscow region. medical institutions, said anna voronina. governor of the moscow region andrei vorobyov held a meeting of the operational headquarters at crocus. according to him, the authorities are now reconciling data on the victims, since some of the victims were hospitalized in a moscow hospital, part of the institution moscow region, andrey

vorobivov stated. we held an operational headquarters and all services. on the spot, everyone minds their own business, accordingly, our task is to provide complete information on those who are hospitalized, these are moscow, the moscow region and federal clinics, and four cities in our moscow region, dolgoprudnye, khimki, odintsovo and krasnogorsk, where those were hospitalized , who were respectively delivered to our clinic, we will publish the lists soon, the direct line that we are opening now is 1220. in order to get the necessary information for those who are looking for their loved ones and relatives. due to the terrorist attacks , the city hall crocus, regions and cities are cancelled. in the novogorod region, gleb nikitin announced the cancellation of sporting events until

further notice. the head of dagestan, sergei melikov, also announced a similar decision. the list of regions that have canceled mass events is long. he included the perm territory, the chechen republic, the kursk leningrad, saratov, zaporozhye, ulyanovsk, and voronezh regions. as well as st. petersburg, nizhny novgorod and others. on transport facilities operate at the maximum third level of security. this was reported to the ministry of transport of russia in connection with the additional measures being taken; passengers are asked to arrive at stations and airports in advance, and also to be understanding about the inspection activities. security measures have been strengthened at transport infrastructure facilities in crowded places.

canceled in federal cultural institutions, information about this was reported by the ministry of culture of russia, the planned events in libraries, concert halls, theaters, circuses and museums, the ministry of emergency situations opened a hotline for information support of psychological assistance in connection with the terrorist attack. in crocus city hall. the phone number is 8 800 775 17 17. and now on the screen you can also see emergency phone numbers that may be needed, first of all, by the relatives of the deceased victims. these are the hotlines of the ministry of health, the ministry of emergency situations, including the emergency assistance center, psychological assistance and the psychological assistance hotline of the russian red cross, which is in connection with the terrorist attack.

and let's return to the foreign reaction. the committee of chiefs of staff of the us armed forces is aware of the terrorist attack in crocus cityhole, but at the moment does not plan to contact its russian colleagues about what happened. this is the comment they gave to renosti. and the fbi told the news agency that they do not comment on possible contacts with the intelligence services of the russian federation regarding the terrorist attack in the moscow region. what statements came

from the white house? our own correspondent in the usa, dmitry, will talk about this melnikov. washington did not condemn this bloody terrorist attack in the moscow region, the white house reports that president biden is being informed about the events in the moscow region, and us authorities are monitoring what is happening. the only official reaction this hour from white house national security speaker john kirby at today's daily white house briefing, he began by saying that the united states has seen these horrifying videos from moscow. which captured the brutal shooting, that these images are terrible, that they are hard to look at, and he said that at these moments his thoughts and us citizens and the administration with the families of those killed in this attack, what is important in his statement is that, according to him, the united states did not have advance information about the preparation of a terrorist attack in moscow, or rather in the moscow region, in addition, he said that the united states does not see signs that ukraine or ukrainian citizens are involved in this terrorist attack.

there is no evidence that the terrorist attack is somehow connected with ukraine or ukrainians, we will still look into it, but i can say in advance that it is not connected with ukraine. he also said that of course it would be hard a day for loved ones and for all of moscow, the entire moscow region, and that the thoughts of us citizens are with them at this moment. at the same time , the white house speaker recalled that the state department advises americans in moscow to avoid large gatherings, especially he emphasized concert halls, and also to monitor. for further news on the state department website , while, as we remember, on march 8 , it was the united states and great britain that were the first foreign embassies to warn both their citizens and their employees to avoid crowded places, and also separately concerts were mentioned, that's what was unknown, and we know that maria zakharova has already stated that the united states is obliged to hand over all the information that they had or have about what was being prepared or any information that

could help. urgent message: the un security council strongly condemned. quote: heinous terrorist attack in crocus cityhole. this is an official statement of the security council of the un security council, he emphasized the need to hold accountable all performers, organizers and sponsors. in kroku sitiholi, called on all countries cooperate with russia to bring to justice those responsible for the city hall terrorist attack. the un security council also emphasized the need to hold accountable the perpetrators, organizers, financiers, and sponsors of the terrorist attack in krasnogorsk. so, what is known about the terrorist attack in sitikholi at this moment? according to the regional ministry of health, there are 145 victims, their list

is published on the ministry of health website. moscow region, most of them are residents of krasnogorsk, khimki and moscow, nine people are in extremely serious condition, 60 are in serious condition, the majority are in moderate condition . more than thirty people sought outpatient care, and at least eight minors were among the victims. the wounded were taken to hospitals in krasnogorsk, odintsovo, dolgoprudny, khimki and moscow. according to the head of the ministry of health, mikhail murashk, they were hospitalized. 15 people, including five children. almost all the operations that the hospitalized patients needed have been carried out. severe patients were transferred to the intensive care unit. this was announced by deputy prime minister tatyana golikova. accurate data on the dead not yet. earlier, the fsb, let me remind you, reported 40 victims of the terrorist attack. the fire in kroku cityhole was contained. this was reported to the ministry of emergency situations. earlier it was reported that almost

13 pieces of equipment were engulfed in fire, including three helicopters. according to preliminary data, a group of terrorists fired machine guns at people right in the hall before the start of the concert. according to eyewitnesses, they shot people at point-blank range and threw incendiary bombs. two explosions were reported. all necessary actions to... sue and apprehend criminals undertaken by special forces units of the fsb and the russian guard. the terrorist attack was reported to vladimir putin in the very first minutes. according to presidential press secretary dmitry peskov, the head of state receives all operational information and has already given all the necessary instructions in connection with the incident. i repeat once again, the investigative committee qualified the incident as a terrorist attack, and a criminal case has been opened accordingly.