Russian state media outlets documented the appearance of a small memorial shrine before the U.S. embassy in Moscow this week in honor of conservative American commentator Charlie Kirk, assassinated during a public talk last week, and Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian immigrant killed during her work commute in North Carolina.
Russian citizens reportedly added to the memorial as they passed by, leaving flowers and candles. Reports did not clarify who initially erected the shrine. The appearance of the reports in pro-regime Russian news outlets, such as Tass and RIA Novosti, indicate that strongman Vladimir Putin is not trying to censor its emergence. Tass described unknown private individuals building the memorial by adding photographs, small messages, and other items on Wednesday.
The Moscow Times reported that
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