Following the "Beslan hostage incident" in 2004, after 20 years, the bloody case at the Moscow Concert Hall in March 2024 has ushered in the darkest moment for Russia again. The growing number of victims and the rising heat of the topic indicate that this terrorist attack is extremely unusual. As President Putin ordered a heavy blow to severely punish the relevant participants and those behind the scenes, a number of terrorists were arrested while fleeing, and the truth of the incident gradually surfaced. Previously, the Khorasan branch of the "Islamic State" said that it was responsible for the incident, and the terrorists also showed their motive for "killing for money" when they were interrogated, however, the Russian side obviously does not think that the truth is so simple, and still targets Russia and the United States.
First of all, there is no doubt that this incident is the definition of a terrorist attack. The ruthlessness of the terrorists and their open and indiscriminate killing of civilians are enough to arouse the outrage of the people. However, according to the results of the investigation released by the Russian side, this violent terrorist attack is completely different from previous terrorist acts. On the one hand, terrorists are well-trained in their actions and are clearly not general. Judging by the situation on the ground, they were armed with modified AK-47 rifles, had sufficient ammunition, and the operation was well deployed. Even after killing and injuring a large number of civilians, the terrorists were able to flee the scene in a white car according to a pre-arranged evacuation route. You must know that judging from the methods of the "Islamic State" organization, it is often under the banner of religious belief to incite fanatical extremists to participate in violent terrorist actions. These extremists have often been "brainwashed", have no fear of death at all, and fanatically participate in violent terrorist acts, even at the cost of burning jade, without even thinking about fleeing. Therefore, the Russian side does not agree with the claim of the "Islamic State".
In particular, in early March, the FSB had previously uncovered a terrorist plot against a Moscow synagogue and seized a batch of weapons and explosive devices. The day before the case was solved in Russia, the US Embassy in Russia also issued a special warning to citizens in Russia, pointing out that extremists would carry out violent terrorist attacks in the near future, and also specifically mentioned sensitive words such as large gatherings and concerts. This makes a lot of sense. How did the United States obtain this accurate information? The US officials issued an early warning, which even more smacked of "there is no silver 300 taels here." Or it can be guessed that the United States and the "Islamic State" are inextricably linked, so they can get relevant information in advance.
Considering the background of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as the contradictions and conflicts between Russia and the United States and NATO, this further increases the suspicion of this violent terrorist attack. Although the United States and Ukraine are trying their best to distance themselves from this incident, for the current Russia, they are more willing to "buckle" Ukraine from this terrorist attack.
After all, Russia and Ukraine are incompatible, and with Ukraine routing on the battlefield, the US-led NATO is ready to enter the war, which has pushed Russia into a corner. In order to leave room for itself, Russia has previously exercised restraint. If it can take advantage of this terrorist incident, Russia can completely free up its hands and feet to launch further large-scale military operations against Ukraine. And with the banner of "anti-terrorism", Russia itself has the advantage of legal theory and public opinion, and it is even more difficult for the United States and other Western camps to interfere easily. This also means that Russia can use more rapid strike methods to attack more military and civilian targets in Ukraine, and even directly carry out "remote decapitation" at the highest decision-making level in Ukraine.
And that's exactly what happened. Since mid-March, the Russian army has used a large number of high-precision long-range weapons, including the "Dagger" hypersonic missile, to launch large-scale retaliatory actions against multiple targets in Ukraine. On March 23, the Public Affairs Contact Center of the Russian Federal Security Service broke the news, pointing out that the terrorists involved in the violent terrorist attack had contacts with Ukraine and planned to flee to Ukraine. Indeed, Russia has no choice under the "internal and external troubles", and in the face of the pressure from the West step by step, Russia has been forced to escalate to a state of war by taking advantage of the occurrence of violent terrorist incidents, and there will be no way back. Once Russia directly starts a full-scale war with NATO, the third world war will officially begin.