Before the meeting of the Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security, Vladimir Putin visited the Krasnaya Gorka museum preserve and laid flowers at the memorial In Memory of Kuzbass Miners.

During his trip to the Kemerovo Region, Vladimir Putin visited the Chernigovets open-cut mine to learn about its operations and meet with the workers.

Vladimir Putin arrived in Kursk, where main events are taking place to celebrate the 75^th anniversary of the Soviet troops' victory over Nazi invaders in the Battle of Kursk.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired the third meeting of the working group on preparing a State Council Presidium meeting on measures to implement the strategic tasks set in the President’s Executive Order of May 7, 2018, on the accelerated socio-economic development of the Far East.

Viktor Zimin briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in Khakassia.

The President submitted to the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Daghestan for consideration the candidacies of Acting Head of the Republic of Daghestan Vladimir Vasilyev and Deputy Speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Daghestan Makhmud Makhmudov for the post of Head of the Republic of Daghestan.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the Legislative Assembly of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area for consideration the candidacies of Acting Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov, Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Social Policy, Housing and Utilities Alexander Golubenko and Director of the Yamalo-Nenets Transport Directorate Vitaly Lagutin for the post of Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia for consideration the candidacies of Deputy Chairman of the Ingush People’s Assembly Committee on Healthcare and Social Policy Ilyas Bogatyrev, Head of the Republic of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Nazran City Council Deputy Uruskhan Yevloyev for the post of Head of the Republic of Ingushetia.

The discussion covered the region’s socioeconomic issues and the implementation of the small-town development programme.

Vladimir Putin attended the Mashuk 2018 North Caucasus Youth Educational Forum in Pyatigorsk.

The discussion focused on various matters of socioeconomic development and ways to improve the region’s transport accessibility.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region.

The President approved a list of instructions following the meeting with Government members on July 18, 2018.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Vyacheslav Bitarov to discuss the region’s socioeconomic development.

The discussion focused on establishing a special economic zone in Voronezh Region.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of Tyumen Region Alexander Moor. The meeting concerned topical matters of the region’s socioeconomic development. In particular, the President was interested in the details of a major healthcare centre construction project in the region.

Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets and Sevastopol Governor Dmitry Ovsyannikov informed Vladimir Putin on progress made in a project for museum and theatrical educational complexes in Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin attended the grand opening of the second international music festival Opera in Chersonese, to be held on August 10–12 at the Tauric Chersonese (Khersones Tavrichesky) state historical archaeological museum and reserve.