Singer Dima Bilan arrived at the spontaneous memorial service at Crocus City Hall early on March 25, arriving before daylight. He shared his thoughts on social networks, reflecting on the moment and what it means to mourn in public spaces.
After a night of filming, the artist reached the site of the terror attack that unfolded on March 22. He stood in front of the concert venue, recalling recent tours and how each stop carried its own memory and emotion for the performers and the audience alike.
We learned that just a month earlier he had met with a crowd at one of his major solo exhibitions held nearby. He admitted that he has always approached performances with a mix of anxiety and anticipation, the kind that keeps the nerves awake before a show.
Bilan has not hidden the pain that comes with returning to this place. The native walls, once a source of joy and shared moments, now mirror a collective sorrow and the heavy weight of recent events. His words in a social post captured the shift from celebration to mourning, and the way a venue can embody both memory and grief.
On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack struck the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk. Before the picnic group performed, armed gunmen entered the auditorium and opened fire on the audience. Following the attack, a chain of explosions and a fire erupted. Four suspects linked to the incident, carried out on March 23 in the Bryansk region, were detained as part of the investigation.
The day prior to the memorial visit, actor Ivan Okhlobystin appeared in discussions surrounding the incident. Television coverage of the Crocus City Hall attack disrupted several entertainment programs, shifting attention from scheduled broadcasts to the developing story and its impact on performers, venues, and fans. [Citation: Official news updates on the March events, verified by multiple outlets].