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Photos show a memorial meeting in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk
Photos published via Getty Images show people gathering at a memorial service in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday.
Russia celebrated a national day of mourning on Sunday following the deadly shooting at Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening. At least 137 people were killed in the attack.
People light candles during a memorial gathering in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 24, 2024, as Russia observes a national day of mourning following a Moscow concert hall massacre that left more than 130 people dead.
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People light candles during a memorial gathering in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 24, 2024, as Russia observes a national day of mourning following a Moscow concert hall massacre that left more than 130 people dead. The slogan made of lit candles reads: “DPR (abbreviation for the self-proclaimed state of the Donetsk People’s Republic) (We) Mourning 22.03.24(2024)”.
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People light candles during a memorial gathering in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 24, 2024, as Russia observes a national day of mourning following a Moscow concert hall massacre that left more than 130 people dead.
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Explosions rock Kiev to its foundations
Ukrainian officials reported explosions in Kiev on Monday morning, along with debris falling in several districts of the capital.
A multi-storey building suffered damage in the Pechersk district as a result of a rocket attack, while debris fell in the Solomyansk and Dnipro districts, according to a text translated by Google. Telegram update of the Kiev military administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said emergency services had been called to the scene in the two districts and in Dniprovskyi, after reporting explosions in the capital earlier in the day in two separate Google-translated sources. Telegram to inform.
CNBC could not confirm developments on the ground.
-Ruxandra Iordache
Eleven injured in Mykolaiv when fire broke out after drone collapse
Eleven people were injured when a fire broke out following the collapse of a crashed drone in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine, according to the country’s state emergency service.
It added that two of those injured in the attack on Sunday evening had been hospitalized. No casualties have been reported.
In a Google translated version update on TelegramAccording to the agency, a two-story residential building was destroyed by the debris, while nearby houses were damaged by a blast wave.
In a separate Google translation post on social media platformAccording to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ukrainian factions shot down eight of the nine “Shahed” missiles deployed by Russia in the Mykolaiv and Odessa regions.
CNBC could not independently verify the reports.
-Ruxandra Iordache
At least 200,000 users without power in Kharkiv and nearby regions after Russian attacks, Ukrainian officials say
More than 200,000 electricity consumers in the city of Kharkiv and a regional district are left without a stable power supply after Russian strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he said in his late-night speech on Sunday.
Oleh Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, confirmed the number of disconnected electricity subscribers in a Google-translated version update on Telegram, adding that a power blackout schedule is in effect in Kharkov and eight regional communities.
Zelenskyy separately assessed that Russian forces deployed 190 missiles and nearly 140 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine in the past week, and launched nearly 700 guided aerial bombs.
CNBC could not independently verify these reports.
-Ruxandra Iordache
Putin’s focus on Ukraine could expose Russians to real security risks, foreign policy colleague warns
Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s hyperfocus on Ukraine could expose Russians to more security threats, warns Maximilian Hess, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Hess’ comments come after a terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people, according to Reuters. The Islamic State terrorist group said it was behind the attack. Russian forces have emphasized a possible link between the gunmen responsible and Ukraine, while Kiev denies any involvement.
“Putin is so obsessed with this conflict in Ukraine that I think he’s going to focus his security response on that and essentially use this as an excuse to build that narrative,” Hess told CNBC’s “Capital Connection,” emphasizing that the “The entire security apparatus is focused on the Russian war in Ukraine.”
He noted that Islamic State has previously carried out attacks in Moscow and St. Petersburg and may have been motivated by Moscow’s operations in Syria.
“What’s interesting, though, is that Putin doesn’t seem to focus on that aspect. He’s really trying to blame Ukraine for this attack. There is no evidence of Ukrainian involvement, it does not fit the type of attacks being committed.” that Kiev has carried out in the past continues to be carried out,” Hess said. “That in itself will make the Russians less safe, because he is focusing on an unreal security risk.”
-Ruxandra Iordache
Suspects of the attack in Moscow appear in court
Four men who Russia says were involved in the deadly shooting in a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow appeared in court late Friday evening into Sunday.
The men, three of whom have been confirmed as Tajik nationals, were charged late last night in the Basmanny court with committing an act of terrorism. They are accused of carrying out an attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue, killing 137 concertgoers and injuring at least 140.
A man suspected of taking part in the attack on a concert hall that killed 137 people, the deadliest attack in Europe claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State, sits in the suspect’s cage as he waits his pre-trial detention hearing. the Basmanny District Court in Moscow on March 25, 2024
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The suspects, identified as Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, Dalerdzhon Barotovich Mirzoyev, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Fayzov, will be held in custody until May 22 pending trial, the court said on Telegram. The suspects face life imprisonment if found guilty, RIA Novosti news agency reports.
One of the suspects was brought to court in a wheelchair, while another had the bandages removed from his face, revealing a black eye. Another appeared dazed and disoriented, according to video footage of the suspects released by the court.
-Holly Ellyatt
Russian power plants closed after fire, governor says
Two units of the Novocherkassk thermal power plant in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region were closed early Monday morning after a fire, the region’s governor said.
“Due to the fire, the 330 kV high-voltage lines – Tikhoretskaya and Rostovskaya – were automatically switched off,” Rostov Governor Vasily Golubev said this in Telegram.
Farmers stand next to a combine harvester as they create symbols “Z” and “V” in a field in support of the Russian armed forces involved in a military conflict in Ukraine, during the start of the wheat harvest in the Rostov region, Russia, July 1, 2022. The sign on the combine reads: “Power is in truth.”
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It is unclear whether the fire at the factory was related to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the region overnight; The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Telegram that its forces had intercepted eleven Ukrainian drones over Rostov.
CNBC could not independently verify the report and Ukraine has not commented on the attacks.
-Holly Ellyatt
Emergency power outage in Odesa, Ukraine after Russian attack
Emergency power outages occurred in the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday after a Russian airstrike damaged one of the high-voltage installations there, Ukraine’s largest energy supplier DTEK said on Monday.
“The situation remains difficult,” DTEK said on the Telegram messaging app. “To reduce the load on the network, electric transport will not take place in the city today and industrial consumption is also limited.”
The Port of Odesa on July 20, 2022.
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The Odesa government said on Telegram that the city and region were attacked by several waves of drones launched by Russia. Four of the air guns were shot down over the Odesa and neighboring Mykolaiv regions.
Debris from a falling drone caused a fire at the power plant, which was immediately extinguished, the government added.
DTEK said power had been restored to two parts of the city on Monday morning.
– Reuters
