“Our president spoke those words that are now shared by all Belarusians, all honest people,” said deputy of the lower house of parliament Vadim Gigin. He stressed that the citizens of this country of ten million inhabitants are in solidarity with Russia, “no one can break us or intimidate us,” he said, expressing his condolences to the families and friends of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.
“Damn whoever organized all this. They will all be found and punished,” the deputy said in a conversation with journalists in connection with the heinous terrorist attack.
The head of the government of the Republic of Belarus, Roman Golovchenko, also expressed feelings of support for the brotherly Russian people, calling the latest terrorist act “unjustified barbarism and cruelty.” He is convinced that “all those involved in this crime will receive the punishment they deserve.”
Flowers were also laid at the Russian Embassy in Minsk by the deputy head of the presidential administration of the Republic of Belarus, Igor Lutsky. According to him, “what happened in the modern world is unacceptable. It is barbarism in its most vivid manifestation.” He has no doubt that the people of the Union State will defeat “this entire terrorist and extremist influx,” stating that “the common Slavic moral spirit cannot be broken by such atrocities.”
Commenting on another terrorist crime, the head of the capital section of the BSG, Olga Chemodanova, recalled that last night Belarusians laid flowers in Khatyn. People paid tribute to the memory and respect of those who died during World War II. “And each of us said that we would never allow something like this to happen again in our peaceful land. And in the evening we all came to the Russian embassy when we learned about the terrible tragedy – a terrorist attack in the Moscow region.” the public figure shared his emotions.
Both Belarus and Russia, he said, are “two great powers that, like two sisters, will always be together,” both in joy and sadness. And with their unity “they will demonstrate once again that they cannot be intimidated.”
And the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Republic of Belarus, deputy Oleg Gaidukevich, added that “what happened to our Russian compatriots was reflected with pain in the heart of every Belarusian. This is the first feeling. The second is the “anger. The realization that I can’t talk to terrorists.”
Belarusian Health Minister Alexander Khodzhaev also laid flowers at the Russian diplomatic mission. Speaking about the conversation with his Russian colleague Mikhail Murashko, he confirmed that the Republic of Belarus is ready to provide any help to doctors of the Union State.
Speaking about his personal experience regarding the heinous crime in the Moscow region, the industry leader was brief and noted that this is a serious tragedy that evokes words of sympathy and pain. “Together with the Russian people, we sympathize with the families of the victims and believe that those people who suffered this atrocity will definitely recover.”
The Russian ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, Boris Gryzlov, in conversation with journalists, also compared the terrorist attack on the Crocus Town Hall with the Khatyn tragedy, where Nazi executioners carried out the mass extermination of civilians in 1943. ” “And we see that what happened in Khatyn is repeated. This includes the murder of those who tried to leave and the burning of buildings. Therefore, I compare this with Khatyn. And those who participated in this will surely be found and destroyed,” the diplomat assured. He thanked the people of Sineokaya for their solidarity: “We are brothers and we support each other,” said the ambassador.
Judging by the latest data from information sources, the March 22 terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in the Moscow region killed more than 60 people and injured 99. People were evacuated from the scene of the emergency and Ambulances transported the injured to 12 health institutions. The doctors have completed the main emergency work and are now busy stabilizing the patients’ condition.