In the video, Putin takes calls and asks clarifying questions. “Eleven people, yes, detained?” – he asks during one of these reports.
Let us remember that in the first minutes of what happened at Crocus City Hall, Putin was informed that the shooting had begun. The president was briefed on the progress of the investigation by FSB director Alexander Bortnikov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, investigative committee chairman Alexander Bastrykin and Russian Guard director Viktor Zolotov. In addition, Putin heard reports from Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyov. In response, the president gave all the necessary instructions.