The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has established that the perpetrators of the terrorist attack in "Crocus City Hall" have headed for Kiev since the attack. As reported to TASS by the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee, all their actions were coordinated by a man via Telegram.
"On the instructions of the coordinator, after committing the crime, the terrorists drove to the Russian-Ukrainian border in order to cross it and arrive in Kyiv to receive their promised reward," the message said.< /p>
The defendants stated in their opening statements that their "actions, both in the preparation stage and after the armed attack at "Crocus City Hall," were coordinated through voice messages on the Telegram messenger by a man who he introduced himself to them under a pseudonym".
Earlier, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation announced that investigators had received information about the provision of terrorists with significant amounts of money and cryptocurrency from Ukraine. According to Russian investigators, they used these funds in the preparation of the terrorist attack. According to the department, the initial results of the investigation fully confirm the planned nature of the criminals' actions, as well as the careful preparation and financial support by the organizers of the crime.
According to the latest reports, as a result of the shooting and subsequent fire at "Crocus City Hall" 144 people died, some of them died in hospitals from their wounds or from inhaling poisonous gases. A total of 382 people suffered varying degrees of injuries, with around 100 people still being treated in hospitals.
So far, 9 people have been arrested in connection with the attack, including the four direct perpetrators - they are citizens of Tajikistan.
Although hours after the attack, the Afghan branch of the "Islamic State" - "Islamic State in Khorasan Province", Moscow said the terrorists had ties to Ukraine and on Thursday said it had discovered data proving the attack was financed through Ukraine.