The world of sports in Russia was also affected by the attack at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of Moscow. The Russian Football Federation was quick to cancel Monday's friendly against Paraguay in the capital.
Dynamo Moscow announced that all its players unanimously decided to act in a similar way - and donate blood to the wounded. "This is an inhumane, terrible, painful attack," said Tatiana Nabka, ice skater and former Olympic champion, "the mind and heart refuse to understand or believe"