==The suspects==
11 suspects were apprehended by Akhmat Special Forces, including the four who committed the murders in the auditorium. They attempted to evade a roadblock in [[Bryansk ]] province, following a car chase and exchange of gunfire with [[law enforcement]] officers while heading for the Ukrainian border. A business card in the name of [[Dmytro Yarosh]] was found on them.<ref>[https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ukraines-neo-fascist-right-sector-leader-dmytro-yarosh-wanted-arrest-russia-1439958 Ukraine's Neo-Fascist Right Sector Leader Dmytro Yarosh 'Wanted' in Russia], Gianluca Mezzofiore, ''International Business Times'', 03/12/14. ibtimes.co.uk</ref> Yarosh is founder of the [[Pravy Sektor]] militia, number 2 on the Ukrainian Security Council, and an advisor to the head of the armed forces. Another nine suspects were arrested later in Tajikistan.
[[File:Proxy terrorist force structure.PNG|left|250px|thumb|Proxy terrorist organization structure.]]
In televised comments to a nation in mourning, President Vladimir Putin put the attack in the context of global terrorism saying it was a kind of 'demonstrative execution'. President Putin said "There is information about the preparation of an escape window for the murderers on the Ukrainian side"