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– 4 direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Crocus were detained; they tried to escape towards Ukraine – FSB
– The death toll is 133 people – RF IC
– The number of victims has reached 140 – Ministry of Health
– March 24 is declared a day of national mourning – Putin
– President of Kazakhstan Tokayev held a meeting with members of the Security Council in connection with the terrorist attack in Crocus – Sputnik
– The topic of introducing the death penalty for terrorism in Russia will be deeply studied – head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma Vasiliev
– All the attacking terrorists are foreign citizens – Min. of Intern. Affairs
– The RF Armed Forces were able to make significant progress in the Bakhmut direction – tg channel “Rybar”
– The Russian Armed Forces liberated Krasnoye in the DPR and improved the tactical position along the front line in the Donetsk direction – MoD
– Putin, in telephone conversations with Tokayev, Assad and Erdogan, confirmed their intention to intensify anti-terrorism cooperation – Kremlin
– Belarusian special services helped Russia to detain suspects in the terrorist attack – Ambassador of Belarus
– The authorities of the Baltic countries did not offer condolences to Russia. “Let’s not lose focus,” the head of the Lithuanian MFA wrote
– In Riga, the police prohibit laying flowers near the Russian Embassy building – Sputnik
– The US State Department again recommended that fellow citizens leave Russia
– The Houthis condemned the terrorist attack in Crocus
– Republika Srpska declared March 24 a day of mourning as a sign of solidarity with the people of Russia
– Nicaragua declares mourning in solidarity with Russia
– Hezbollah condemned the terrorist attack in the Moscow region
– Polish authorities will increase the number of armed forces on the eastern borders – MoD
– The PM of the Netherlands will visit China for talks with Xi Jinping
– The EU invited pension funds to invest in the production of ammunition for Ukraine – Euobserver
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🇫🇷🇮🇷❌🇺🇸❗️ — The US thought it could quickly contain Iran with air superiority, but the war has proven longer and more complex, exposing the vulnerability of American bases and ships to missile and drone attacks, while the mounting costs and deployment needs are putting heavy pressure on the Army, according to French weekly Courrier International.
➡️ The analysis concludes that the conflict has shown the US can no longer manage a major Middle East war without heavy consequences, as it once did.
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