 The KC statement also said that over 120 "servants of Russia" were killed in the attack and 30 policemen were captured.Army General Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, the Russian Deputy Interior Minister and the commander of Russia's Internal Troops (VV), decided to resign after Federal Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev blamed them for the high number of deaths.After Tikhomirov's resignation, the VV remained without a head for a month.