BREAKING: Russia shooting: Moscow concert hall attacks leave several dead after gunmen in camouflage fire automatic weapons into crowd; ‘explosions’ and huge blaze

Kyiv has said it had nothing to do with the attack at the Crocus concert hall.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said: “Let’s be straight about this, Ukraine had absolutely nothing to do with these events.

“We have a full-scale, all-out war with the Russian regular army and with the Russian Federation as a country.

“Regardless of everything, everything will be decided on the battlefield.”

Children are among those injured in the shooting and fire at Crocus City Hall, Russia’s state-owned RIA news agency reports.

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The fire raging at the concert centre near Moscow has covered an area of approximately 12,900 square metres, reported another Russian news agency, Interfax.

The blaze has been contained to the venue but is not yet under control, according to Interfax.

While the nature of the Moscow concert hall attack has still not been confirmed, the deputy head of the Russian security council has appeared to confirm it was a terrorist incident.

Dmitry Medvedev said he sent his sincere condolences to the families of those killed in the “terrorist attack”.

“Terrorists understand only retaliatory terror. No trials or investigations will help if force is not countered by force, and deaths by total executions of terrorists and repressions against their families. World experience,” he said.

He warned that if Ukraine is proven to be behind the shooting, which has reportedly left 40 people dead and more than 100 wounded, then they will be “mercilessly destroyed”.

“If it is established that these are terrorists of the Kyiv regime, it is impossible to deal with them and their ideological inspirers differently,” he added.

“All of them must be found and mercilessly destroyed as terrorists. Including officials of the state that committed such atrocity.”

Vladimir Putin is receiving regular updates about the shooting at the Crocus City Hall concert near Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Mr Peskov said the Russian president had given all necessary instructions in connection with the incident, according to Russian news agencies reported.

Footage from the scene of the attack at the Crocus City Hall shows gunmen opening fire and a large fire engulfing the venue.

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has shared a message on X after the Moscow concert shooting attack.

She expressed her condolences to the victims of the Crocus City Hall incident and urged for those responsible to be brought to justice.

“What a nightmare in Crocus,” she wrote.

“Condolences to the families of the victims… everyone involved in this crime must be found and held accountable.”

Ms Navalnaya’s husband – Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent – died last month while serving a 19-year sentence in a Russian penal colony.

He had been behind bars since January 2021 after returning to Russia from Germany, where he had been recovering from nerve-agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.

The cause of his death has been described by officials as due to natural causes – but Ms Navalnaya has blamed Mr Putin.

More images are emerging from the scene of the attack at the Crocus City Hall, on the edge of Moscow

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It comes after videos on social media appeared to show huge plumes of smoke rising over Crocus City Hall.

Russian news reports have said people dressed in camouflage burst into the venue and fired automatic weapons.

Some assailants also reportedly threw explosives, which triggered a fire.

Russia’s top investigative agency is investigating the Moscow concert hall incident as a terrorist attack.

At least 40 people have been killed in the attack at Crocus City Hall, and more than 100 have been wounded, according to Russian state media.

No one has claimed responsibility for the shooting and explosions, and the US has said there was “no indication” that Ukraine was involved.

Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman has said if the US knew for sure that Ukraine was not involved, then it should share any information it had.

Maria Zakharova said: “On what basis do officials in Washington draw any conclusions in the midst of a tragedy about someone’s innocence?”

At least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in a shooting attack at a Moscow concert hall, TASS news agency is reporting.

Several gunmen dressed in camouflage burst into the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow earlier this evening, spraying visitors with automatic gunfire, according to Russian media.

There has been no immediate claims of responsibility for the apparent terror attack.

As further updates continue to flood in about the shooting attack at a music venue in the Moscow region, here’s what we know so far.

• Russian state media are reporting several gunmen dressed in camouflage burst into the Crocus City Hall, in Krasnogorsk, on the western edge of Moscow on Friday night.
• The attackers are said to have sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, reportedly killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100, and starting a huge blaze.
• There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the apparent terror attack, which would be the worst in Russia for two decades.
• The attack comes days after Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on the country in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide.
• Russia’s top domestic security agency, the Federal Security Service, say people have been killed and wounded but have yet to give any numbers.
• Russian news reports say assailants threw explosives, triggering a massive blaze – as video posted on social media showed huge plumes of black smoke rising over the building.
• The attack took place as crowds gathered for a concert of Picnic, a famed Russian rock band, at a venue that can accommodate over 6,000 people.
• Visitors were being evacuated, according to Russian news agencies, but some said an unspecified number of people could have been trapped by the fire.
• Extended rounds of gunfire could be heard on multiple videos posted by Russian media and Telegram channels. One showed two men with rifles moving through the mall. Another one showed a man inside the auditorium, saying the assailants set it on fire, as gunshots rang out incessantly in the background.
• Separate videos show attackers, armed with assault rifles and wearing caps, shooting at screaming people.
• Russian media reports say riot police units are being sent to the area, with security tightened at Moscow’s airports and railway stations and the region’s mayor announcing all mass gatherings scheduled for the weekend are cancelled.
• White House National Security Advisor John Kirby says of footage from the scene that “the images are just horrible… and just hard to watch.”

All large-scale sporting, cultural and other public events will be cancelled in Moscow this weekend after a shooting incident, mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin has announced.

The shooting happened at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow on Friday night. Blasts were heard and the building is now engulfed in flames.

We are now starting to receive images from the scene of the attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall music venue.

The White House has reacted to the Moscow attack, saying images of shooting in the Russian capital were “horrible and just hard to watch.”

Several gunmen dressed in camouflage clothing opened fire with automatic weapons at people in the Crocus City Hall music venue near Moscow, leaving an unknown number of people dead and injured, video footage from the scene showed.

There is a rapid flow of information emerging from Russian news agencies, following the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow tonight.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it was taking “all necessary measures” in connection with the shooting, Interfax is reporting.

Russian ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova called the incident a “terrorist attack.”

More on the incident we have been reporting on in the Moscow region, and Russian rescue services have evacuated about 100 people from the basement of the Crocus City Hall concert venue, state news agencies say.

It follows reports of shootings and explosions at the site this evening.

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Russian news agencies are reporting people are still on the roof of the venue after fleeing the attack inside.

A number of people have been killed and wounded in the shooting incident at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow today, Russian state news agency TASS is reporting.

Another Russian state news agency, RIA, is reporting 50 ambulances have been sent to the scene.

Several gunmen in combat fatigues burst into a big concert hall in Moscow and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, injuring an unspecified number of people, Russian media is reporting.

The assailants also used explosives, causing a massive blaze at the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of the capital city.

Video posted on social media showed huge plumes of black smoke rising over the building.

Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported that at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons.

The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting.

Russian media reports said that riot police units were sent to the area as people were being evacuated.

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