Bastrykin checked the work of investigators at the site of the terrorist attack in Crocus. He was informed that the process of recognizing them as victims and handing over their belongings, as well as vehicles, were ongoing.

Earlier, the head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, said that the militants who were detained during the counter-terrorism operation in Makhachkala and Kaspiysk were identified as part of strengthening security. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' noted that the massive assistance that Russians provide to those affected by the terrorist attacks testifies to the spiritual strength of the people.