Memorials have become a regular feature of Russian life

 

Giant monuments like the Crocus City Hall have become a regular feature of life in Russia – a sign of instability and instability inside the country.

Last year people laid flowers for Wagner's mercenary leader Prigozhin who died in a mysterious plane crash after leading a failed march on Moscow.

And last month, thousands of people turned out to pay their respects to prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly in his penal colony.

Now, thousands of Russians are mourning the victims of this latest terrorist attack.

Alexander Matveyev, 37, told CNN that people in Russia feel unsafe and are worried that another attack could happen.

He said he heard Putin suggest that Ukraine could get involved and that made sense to him.

“They said they were trying to flee to Ukraine. It makes sense. “They just found some half-baked people who were eager for money,” he said. Ukraine has strongly denied any connection.

But Matveev said he would wait to hear what investigators find.

“There is some concern here. We are worried that another attack may take place.

"But Russia is strong, we will not give up."