Flowers and soft toys at Crocus, 'a huge tragedy' - News.com.au. Muscovites continue to tirelessly place flowers, soft toys and candles in front of the site of this terrible crime.

"When it all started, we were here, on the other side of the river. There was terrible pain, terrible screams. You can't imagine what was happening," a woman told ANSA. Some observers fear the Kremlin may then try to blame Ukraine to try to justify an escalation in the war.