Pictures show a memorial gathering in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk
Photos posted via Getty Images show people gathering for a memorial service on Sunday in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Russia declared Sunday a day of national mourning following the deadly shooting at Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening. The attack led to the deaths of at least 137 people.
People light candles during a memorial gathering in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 24, 2024, as Russia marks a national day of mourning following the Moscow concert hall massacre that killed more than 130 people.
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People light candles during a memorial gathering in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 24, 2024, as Russia marks a national day of mourning following the Moscow concert hall massacre that killed more than 130 people. The slogan made of lit candles says “DPR (abbreviation for the state of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic) (We) mourn March 24, 22 (2024)”.
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People light candles during a memorial gathering in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on March 24, 2024, as Russia marks a national day of mourning following the Moscow concert hall massacre that killed more than 130 people.
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Explosions rock Kiev
Ukrainian officials reported explosions in Kiev on Monday morning, along with debris falling in several areas of the capital.
A multi-storey building was damaged in the Pechersk region as a result of a missile attack, while debris fell in the Solomyansk and Dnipro regions, according to a Google-translated cable update from the military department in Kiev.
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said emergency services were called to attend the site of the two regions and in Dniprovsky, after explosions were reported in the capital earlier in the day, in two separate posts on Telegram translated by Google.
CNBC was unable to confirm developments on the ground.
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11 people were injured in Mykolaiv as a fire broke out after a drone collapsed
Eleven people were injured after a fire broke out after a drone crashed in the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine, according to the country's state emergency service.
She added that two of the injured were taken to hospital in the attack that occurred on Sunday evening. No injuries were reported.
The agency said in an update translated via Google on the Telegram application, that a two-story residential building was destroyed as a result of the debris, while nearby homes were damaged by an explosion wave.
In a separate post translated by Google on the social media platform
CNBC was unable to independently verify the reports.
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Ukrainian officials say that at least 200,000 users were without electricity in Kharkiv and neighboring regions after the Russian strikes.
More than 200,000 electricity consumers in the city of Kharkiv and the regional region are without stable energy supply after Russian strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening speech on Sunday.
Oleh Sinigubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, confirmed the number of outage electricity subscribers in a Google-translated update on Telegram, adding that a blackout schedule is in effect in Kharkiv and eight regional communities.
Zelensky separately estimated that Russian forces deployed 190 missiles and nearly 140 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine over the past week, as well as launching nearly 700 guided aerial bombs.
CNBC was unable to independently verify these reports.
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A foreign policy colleague warns that Putin's focus on Ukraine could leave Russians exposed to real security risks
Russian President Vladimir Putin's excessive focus on Ukraine could expose Russians to further security threats, warns Maximilian Hess, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Hess's comments come after a terrorist attack on a concert hall in Moscow that left more than 130 dead, according to Reuters. The Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack. Russian forces have confirmed a possible link between the militants responsible and Ukraine, while Kiev denies any involvement.
“Putin is so obsessed with this conflict in Ukraine that I think he will focus his security response there and use this, essentially, as an excuse to try to build this narrative,” Hice told CNBC's Capital Connection. “The entire security services have been focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine.”
He pointed out that ISIS had previously carried out attacks in Moscow and St. Petersburg and may have been motivated by Moscow's operations in Syria.
“But what's interesting is that Putin doesn't seem to be focusing on that side of it. He's very much trying to blame Ukraine for this attack. There's no evidence of Ukraine being involved, and it doesn't fit the types of attacks.” “Efforts that Kiev has implemented in the past, including ongoing operations,” Hess said. “This in itself will make Russians less safe, because it focuses on a security risk that is not real.”
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Moscow attack suspects appear in court
Four men who Russia says were involved in a deadly shooting at a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday evening appeared in court late Sunday.
The men, three of whom were confirmed to be Tajik nationals, were charged with committing a terrorist act when they appeared in the Basmani District Court late last night. They are accused of carrying out an attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall that killed 137 attendees and injured at least 140 others.
A man suspected of participating in the concert hall attack that killed 137 people, the deadliest attack in Europe for which the Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility, sits inside a defendant's cage as he awaits his pre-trial detention hearing at Moscow's Basmanny District Court on 25 March 2024
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The court said on the Telegram app that the suspects, namely Saeedkarami Murudali Rashabalizoda, Dalirdzhun Barutovich Mirzoyev, Shamsuddin Faridouni, and Muhammadsubir Faizov, will remain in detention until May 22, awaiting trial. The suspects could face life imprisonment if proven guilty, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
One suspect was brought to court in a wheelchair while another had a bandage removed from his face, resulting in a black eye. Video footage of the suspects published by the court showed that another person appeared dazed and confused.
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The governor says that the units of the Russian power plant stopped working after the fire
Two units at the Novocherkassk thermal power plant in southwestern Russia's Rostov region were closed early Monday morning after a fire broke out, the region's governor said.
“Due to the fire, the 330 kV high-voltage lines – Tikhoretskaya and Rostovskaya – were automatically closed,” Rostov Governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram.
Farmers stand next to a harvester as they create “Z” and “V” symbols in a field in support of Russian armed forces involved in a military conflict in Ukraine, during the start of the wheat harvest in Rostov Region, Russia on July 1, 2019. 2022. The sign on says Reaper: “Power in truth.”
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It is unclear whether the fire at the factory was linked to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against the area overnight; The Russian Ministry of Defense said on the Telegram application that its forces intercepted 11 Ukrainian drones over Rostov.
CNBC was unable to independently verify the report and Ukraine has not commented on the attacks.
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Emergency power outage in Odessa, Ukraine after the Russian attack
DTEK, Ukraine's largest energy provider, said on Monday that there was an emergency power outage in the Ukrainian port of Odessa on Monday after a Russian air attack damaged a high-voltage facility there.
“The situation is still difficult,” DTEK said via messaging app Telegram. “In order to reduce the load on the grid, electric transmission will not operate in the city today, and industrial consumption is also limited.”
Port of Odessa on July 20, 2022.
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The Odessa administration said on Telegram that the city and the region were attacked by several waves of drones launched by Russia. Four of the air weapons were dropped over the neighboring Odessa and Mykolaiv regions.
The administration added that the debris resulting from the fall of a drone led to a fire in the electricity facility, which was immediately extinguished.
DTEK said that electricity was restored on Monday morning in two areas of the city.
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