The Central Bank recommended banks, microfinance organizations and pawnshops cancel the debts of those killed in the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall.

In addition, the Central Bank recommends that creditors provide support to those affected by the tragedy.

“Lenders must also provide victims with the necessary support based on their request, until full release of obligations arising from credit or loan agreements. Organizations must publish on their websites information about the procedures being carried out,” the Bank of Russia said in a statement.

Earlier, amid news of the tragedy, major Russian banks announced plans to provide support to those affected by the terrorist attack. Among those who will write off their debts in one way or another are Alfa Bank, Tinkoff, Sovcombank, Uralsib, Bank St. Petersburg, VTB, MKB, Post Bank, Gazprombank, MTS Bank and others.

Additionally, large Russian retailers and some restaurateurs announced that they would use last weekend’s proceeds to help those affected by Crocus. The food chains Azbuka Vkusa, VkusVill, Myasnov, Perekrestok, Pyaterochka, Magnit, Diski, the electronics chains M.Video, Eldorado, as well as the restaurant groups RESTart Vasilchuk Brothers, Pinskiy&Co and Sergei’s projects joined the action Mironov.

On the afternoon of March 22, several men armed with small arms burst into Crocus Town Hall and opened fire on visitors. The terrorists shot unarmed people at point-blank range. Half an hour after the start of these events, a fire broke out in the building, which was not extinguished until the afternoon of March 23. According to the latest data from the Russian Investigative Committee, 137 people died in the tragedy and another 182 were injured.