Vladimir Putin held another meeting with senior Defence Ministry officials and defence industry representatives to continue discussing the drafting of the State Armament Programme for 2018–2025 and the current state of and development outlook for the Aerospace Forces, Navy and Strategic Missile Forces.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with senior defence ministry officials and defence industry representatives to discuss matters concerning development of the ground forces and paratroopers in the context of drafting of the State Armament Programme for 2018–2025.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Defence Ministry senior officials and defence industry representatives.

A reception celebrating the 72^nd anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War was hosted in the Kremlin.

After the military parade on Red Square, Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexander Garden.

Vladimir Putin attended the military parade to mark the 72^nd anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.

In Rybinsk, the President chaired a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with officers appointed to senior command posts and awarded higher military (special) titles and ranks.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign States.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga District and Chairman of the State Commission for Chemical Disarmament Mikhail Babich. Russia’s international obligations with regard to destruction of chemical weapons were the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Special Operations Forces service personnel on their professional holiday.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala concert marking Defender of the Fatherland Day. The President congratulated service members, civilian personnel of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Vladimir Putin met with leaders of the International Military Sports Council and heads of delegations of countries participating in the 3^rd CISM World Military Winter Games.

Vladimir Putin met with Northern Fleet officers who distinguished themselves in service and combat missions in the Mediterranean, off the coast of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The President paid tribute to fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to discuss implementation of the state defence order in 2016 and key areas of the general-purpose forces development through 2025 and beyond.

During a videoconference with Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, Vladimir Putin was briefed on the start of flight tests of the new multipurpose MiG-35 fighter.

Vladimir Putin expressed his profound condolences and passed on words of sympathy to Irina Mikhalkina over the death of Marshal of the Artillery Vladimir Mikhalkin.

Vladimir Putin signed an order on signing Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on expanding the territory of the Russian Navy maintenance centre in the port of Tartus and on the arrival of Russian ships in the territorial sea, national waters and ports of the Syrian Arab Republic.