The war has reached the capital? Which country's army is it? How did they get in?
Anyone witnessing the Winter Palace under shellfire at midnight would have such questions. No one would consider it the act of terrorists or revolutionaries; after all, acquiring cannons and deploying them under the noses of the military police to a position where they could shell the Winter Palace exceeds the limits of terrorists. Nor does anyone believe it's the Duchy Army's betrayal; the army's performance in recent days clearly showed loyalty to the Tsar, so there's no reason to turn sides now.
It could only be a foreign army. Which country's army? Lapland? The Empire?
Everyone thought so, yet the truth was that a group of revolutionaries was bombarding the Winter Palace.
"The sailors of the 'Aurora' cruiser have mutinied, killed the officers, seized the warship, and are now shelling the Winter Palace?! What's the navy doing!"
