Vladimir Putin held a final round in a series of meetings with senior Defence Ministry officials and defence industry CEOs.

Vladimir Putin continued a series of meetings on the development of the defence industry. During the third such meeting, the participants reviewed the state and development prospects of the orbital component of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The President held a regular meeting on defence issues.

While on a working trip to the Astrakhan Region, Vladimir Putin visited the Russian Defence Ministry’s Chkalov State Flight Test Centre.

Vladimir Putin opened another series of meetings on the defence industry’s development.

During his visit to Tatarstan, Vladimir Putin visited the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant. The President familiarised himself with the latest aircraft models and spoke briefly with the employees.

Vladimir Putin attended a military parade marking the 74^th anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) Board of Directors Georgy Poltavchenko to discuss the company’s performance.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief visited the St Petersburg Suvorov Military Academy of the Russian Defence Ministry. Vladimir Putin learned more about the cadets’ curriculum, as well as their living conditions and how they spend their free time.

During his working trip to St Petersburg Vladimir Putin visited the Severnaya Verf Shipyard.

Senior officers and prosecutors appointed to higher positions and awarded senior military (special) titles and class ranks were presented to the President in a ceremony held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala evening marking the Day of Special Operations Forces, a branch of the Armed Forces of Russia.

On Defender of the Fatherland Day, Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall to honour the memory of fallen soldiers.

On the Day of Memory of Russians who served abroad, Vladimir Putin sent a message to participants in the ceremony marking the 30^th anniversary of the Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the performance and development plans for the space industry.

On the instructions of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Defence Ministry carried out a flight test that included a successful launch of an Avangard missile carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle.

The President approved a list of instructions following the meeting on the diversification of the defence industry held on November 21, 2018.