Vladimir Putin spoke at a reception to mark Heroes of the Fatherland Day.

The President held the final meeting in a series of meetings on the development of the Armed Forces and the defence industry.

The President held a meeting on the implementation of the state defence order for the Navy. 

The President opened a series of meetings on the current state and development prospects of the Russian Navy.

Vladimir Putin inspected the submarine Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky and ships under construction: the Ivan Papanin icebreaker patrol ship and the Viktor Chernomyrdin icebreaker. He also took part in the keel-laying ceremony for the Nikolay Zubov icebreaker patrol ship.

The President chaired a meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council to discuss prospects for the development of the Armed Forces and other troops, military units and agencies engaged in defence for the period until 2030.

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement on Using and Further Streamlining Intra-CIS Military Satellite Communications Systems.

A ceremony presenting officers and prosecutors appointed to senior command posts and awarded higher military and senior (special) titles and ranks was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief visited the Yantar Shipyard, where he was shown the corvette Gremyashchy, which was floated out in 2017 and is now completing the contractor’s sea trials.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin led a training session of the strategic deterrence forces as part of the Grom-2019 command-post exercises.

Vladimir Putin congratulated current and former personnel of the Russian Federation Ground Forces on their professional holiday.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov to discuss the implementation of programmes on the defence industry diversification and import substitution. Yury Borisov presented new proposals to the President intended to accelerate the achievement of these goals.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation at the Kalashnikov Academy Youth Technology Park.

Vladimir Putin and President of Mongolia Khaltmaagiin Battulga attended an official reception marking the 80^th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol.