On Defender of the Fatherland Day, the President laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall.

A ceremony for presenting state decorations to officers of the Defence Ministry and the Russian National Guard was held in the Kremlin.

The President signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 27^th Artillery Regiment.

The President signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 200^th Artillery Brigade.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 155^th Separate Guards Orders of Zhukov and Suvorov Marine Brigade.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 92^nd Order of Kutuzov Missile Brigade.

The President signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 54^th Order of the Red Star Control Brigade.

In St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin visited Radar MMS, a research and production enterprise specialising in the development of guidance systems for precision-guided weapons, radar systems, and military and civilian unmanned aerial vehicles.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting, via videoconference, with Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, held on December 10, 2024.

The Public Council of the Time of Heroes programme held its meeting. The programme is being implemented on the President’s instruction by the Higher School of Public Administration under the Presidential Academy.

The President signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 166^th Motorised Rifle Regiment.

The President signed the Executive Order On Holding the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland in the Russian Federation.

The President signed Executive Order On Conferring the Honorary Guards Designation on the 39th Engineer Regiment.

The President signed Executive Order On Conferring the Honorary Guards Designation on the 433^rd Motorised Rifle Regiment.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Conferring the Honorary Guards Designation on the 10th Tank Regiment