Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of Russia, confirmed to RT the information about the awarding of Islam Khalilov and Artyom Donskoy for saving people in Crocus City Hall. The Children's Ombudsman added that the boys committed a heroic act, despite what they said was a feeling of fear.
“Can you imagine a crowd of 100 people? You have to somehow gather them all and say, let's go. That is, they took this entire crowd outside to a safe place,” she said.