Early in the morning, Vladimir Putin arrived in Volgograd where he held a meeting on measures to combat terrorism and also visited one of the hospitals where people injured in the terrorist attacks are being treated.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Vladimir Putin gave instructions to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee to step up security measures across all of Russia and specifically in Volgograd Region.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with the Minister of the Interior Vladimir Kolokoltsev in connection with the terrorist acts in Volgograd.

Vladimir Putin instructed the ministers and heads of security services to take all necessary measures to establish the causes and circumstances of the terrorist act and to identify those who were behind it and bring them to justice.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala evening marking Security Agency Worker's Day. The President congratulated all security agencies' current officers and veterans on their professional holiday.

The President expressed his deepest condolences to the families and friends of people killed in a terrorist attack in Volgograd and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation Concerned with Anti-Terrorist protection of Facilities.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Organising Air Defence Operations in the Commonwealth of Independent States Member Countries in the Event of Aircraft Hijackings.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on Organising Air Defence Operations in the Commonwealth of Independent States Member Countries in the Event of Aircraft Hijackings.

Ramzan Kadyrov briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in the Republic.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Russian Federation and the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism on the Terms and Conditions for its Secretariat’s Residency in the Russian Federation.

The head of the Investigative Committee briefed the President on the results of the department’s work in key areas, including the fight against terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking and corruption.

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference on countering terrorism and crime.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Composition of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, Amendments to the Presidential Executive Order No. 116 of February 15, 2006 On Measures to Combat Terrorism and Changes to the Composition of the Federal Operational Headquarters Approved thereby.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Procedure for Declaring the Levels of Terrorist Threat which Require Additional Measures to Ensure the Safety of Individuals, Society and the State.

Head of Rosfinmonitoring briefed the President on the work to monitor public spending, particularly as regards public procurement contracts. International cooperation was discussed separately.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Partnership Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Chile.

The meeting began with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the blasts in Makhachkala. Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov and Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev then reported on the situation in Daghestan and the measures being taken to find and detain the terrorist attacks’ organisers, and to help the injured and the victims’ families.