MOSCOW (Reuters) – Teenage cloakroom attendant Artem Donskov helped individuals flee to security when gunmen stormed a live performance corridor close to Moscow final month. Now his mom is attempting to get him to see a psychologist.
In an interview with Reuters, 14-year-old Artem stated he and his colleagues helped individuals escape by way of a service hall and directed them to the exits after the attackers sprayed concert-goers with gunfire and set the constructing ablaze.
At one level panic broke out, he stated.
“As I understood it, some man yelled that the terrorists may be coming in direction of us and everybody was frightened. At first, some individuals ran right into a useless finish, then they ran exterior, dropping their cell phones and baggage, and tried to flee as quick as they may.”
At the least 144 individuals had been killed within the March 22 assault, the deadliest in Russia for 20 years. Islamic State militants claimed accountability however Russia says the attackers had been linked to Ukraine, one thing Kyiv has repeatedly denied.
Artem’s mom Alexandra Donskova instructed Reuters that he and the household had been emotionally exhausted. She stated he was a shy boy and he or she was involved about his psychological well being.
“In fact I would love him to have at the least one session with a psychologist, as a result of I can not deal with my very own little one. And I would love him to work by means of this case,” she stated.
“He is not agreeing to it in the intervening time, however possibly I’ll insist slightly bit later.”
