Vladimir Putin congratulated service personnel, civilian staff and veterans of the FSB Border Guards Service on their professional holiday.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of the Armed Forces, which concludes a series of meetings dedicated to military matters.

Vladimir Putin continued a series of meetings on developing Russia’s Armed Forces and the defence industry.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the Armed Forces.

Vladimir Putin opened his weeklong series of meetings with Defence Ministry leadership and representatives of the military-industrial complex to discuss a broad range of issues pertaining to the modernisation and development of the Armed Forces and the defence industry.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on implementation of the state defence procurement order and import replacement in the Russia’s defence industry.

Vladimir Putin visited the National Defence Control Centre of the Russian Federation (NDCC), where he oversaw the official commissioning of military goods on the Armed Forces’ common commissioning day.

A ceremony took place at the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall to present the officers and prosecutors who have been appointed to higher posts, and received higher military, special and class ranks.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to discuss defence and security spending and financial provisions for needed structural change and modernisation of arms and equipment.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala reception at the Grand Kremlin Palace to mark Defender of the Fatherland Day, which Russia celebrates on February 23. The President congratulated veterans and armed forces servicemen and civilian personnel on the upcoming holiday.

Vladimir Putin met with veterans’ organisations representatives at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Defence.

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

The President held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to discuss, among other things, the funding and resources for the State Armament Programme until 2025 and the work of the Advanced Research Foundation.

The President signed Executive Order On the Chief Designer of Armaments, Military and Special Equipment.

Vladimir Putin visited the testing range of the Central Scientific Research Institute of Precise Mechanical Engineering.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Amending the Regulation on the Military Service, as enacted by Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1237 of September 16, 1999.

Vladimir Putin has signed Executive Order On Recognising as Valid the Military Ranks and Education Documents of Russian Citizens Registered for Draft or as Reserve Servicemen in the Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, as well as their Military Service Certificates.