“The commander of the Western Military District, Colonel General Yevgeny Nikiforov, thanked the Akhmat fighters and stated that they would be nominated for state awards,” Kadyrov said.
On March 23, the FSB reported to President Vladimir Putin that 11 people had been detained, including all four terrorists directly involved in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall.
Kadyrov noted that Akhmat fighters helped the FSB detain the criminals.
According to the intelligence service, the terrorists planned to escape across the Russian-Ukrainian border; they had contacts on the Ukrainian side.