The Investigative Committee of Russia announced that they have evidence linking the gunmen who carried out the attack on a concert theater, resulting in over 140 deaths, to Ukrainian nationalists. They arrested another individual who was involved in the attack and allegedly participated in financing terrorists. The White House condemned Russia’s attempts to link Ukraine to the attack, calling it propaganda.
According to the Investigation Committee, the attackers received significant sums of cash and cryptocurrencies from Ukraine for the preparation of the crime. They have identified and detained another suspect involved in financing the terrorists. The Justice Department has already ruled preventive detention for eight other suspects connected to the attack, charging them with terrorism offenses.
The attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Moscow resulted in at least 143 deaths and over 150 people hospitalized. The suspects, including terrorists who directly participated in the attack, were arrested in the Bryansk region as they allegedly attempted to escape. Russia has acknowledged that the attack was carried out by Islamists but is still searching for a possible “Ukrainian footprint.”
Ukraine has denied any involvement in the attack, which is considered the deadliest in Russia in the past two decades. The investigation continues as authorities gather more evidence and detain individuals linked to the crime.