Investigators establish link between Moscow terrorist attack suspects and Ukrainian nationalists
Large sums of money were transferred to the Crocus City Hall attackers from Ukraine, the Russian Investigative Committee has said.
The suspects in last weekโs Moscow terrorist attack were linked to Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian Investigative Committee stated on Thursday, citing preliminary findings. The perpetrators had received
โsignificant sums of moneyโ from Ukraine, the law enforcement agency said.
The investigators have obtained
โsubstantiated evidenceโ that the suspected assailants received funding from Ukraine in the form of cryptocurrency, which was then used to prepare the terrorist attack, the statement read.
Law enforcement officers also identified and detained another suspect who was allegedly involved in financing the attack, the Investigative Committee said, without identifying the individual.
Earlier, the head of Russiaโs Federal Security Service (FSB), Aleksandr Bortnikov, told reporters that the US, UK and Ukraine may have been behind the attack. The Ukrainians may have been preparing a
โwindowโ for them to cross back over the border, the official said.
โOn the other side, they were to be welcomed as heroes,โ he added.
Investigators establish link between Moscow terrorist attack suspects and Ukrainian nationalists โ RT Russia & Former Soviet Union