MOSCOW, March 28 (Reuters) - Russian investigators said on Thursday they
had uncovered evidence that the gunmen who killed more than 140 people in
an attack on a concert hall near Moscow last week were linked to
"Ukrainian nationalists".

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-evidence-links-concert-hall-attackers-ukrainian-nationalists-2024-03-28/

Russia has said from the outset that it is pursuing a Ukrainian link to
the attack, even though Kyiv has denied it and the militant group Islamic
State has claimed responsibility.

In a statement, the state Investigative Committee said for the first time
that it had uncovered evidence of a Ukrainian link. While it described the
nature of the alleged evidence, it did not publish it.

"As a result of working with detained terrorists, studying the technical
devices seized from them, and analysing information about financial
transactions, evidence was obtained of their connection with Ukrainian
nationalists," the statement said.

It said the attackers had received significant amounts of cash and
cryptocurrency from Ukraine, and that another suspect involved in
terrorist financing had been detained.

Eleven people were arrested in the first 24 hours after last Friday's
attack and eight of these, including the four suspected gunmen, have been
placed in pre-trial detention. Seven are from the Central Asian state of
Tajikistan and the other from Kyrgyzstan.

The United States had publicly warned before the concert shooting that it
had received intelligence of a possible attack by extremists in Russia.
U.S. officials say they believe it was Islamic State Khorasan, the
network's Afghan branch, that was responsible.

Russia says it is suspicious that the U.S. was able to name the alleged
perpetrator of the attack so soon after it took place. The head of
Russia's FSB security service said earlier this week, again without
providing evidence, that he believed Ukraine, along with the U.S. and
Britain, were involved.

### - that's a pretty hefty accusation huh...

and because wars have started over far less?