MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked all those who were saving people after the terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall and wished the soonest recovery to those injured.

"First of all, ii would like once again to offer my deepest condolences to the families of those who died as a result of the March 22 barbaric terror attack and wish the soonest recovery to those injured," he said at a meeting on measures taken after the terror attack. "I want to thank all those who were saving people in the most difficult conditions, who were helping those affected."

He noted that among those who are conveying the words od empathy to the families of those affected in the terror attack are people of various nationalities, different ages, from all Russian regions. "In this difficult time, our society demonstrated an example of real solidarity, unity, mutual support," he stressed.

On the evening of March 22, a terrorist attack targeted the Crocus City Hall music venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Region, just over the Moscow city limits. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the current death toll is 139, but may rise. The Moscow Region Health Ministry said that 182 people were injured.

Eleven individuals suspected of being involved in the terrorist attack have been apprehended, including four gunmen who were detained in the Bryansk Region, southwest of Moscow, as they attempted to seek refuge by crossing the nearby Ukrainian border.

President Vladimir Putin said in a televised address that, according to preliminary information, the Ukrainian side had prepared "a window" in the border especially for the terrorists to cross undetected. He promised to identify and punish all those who were behind the attack on Crocus City Hall.