Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to examine preliminary results for defence contracts executed in 2015 and the import replacement programme’s implementation.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin observed the final stage of the Tsentr-2015 strategic headquarters military exercises at the Donguzsky Test Ground in Orenburg Region.

In Beijing, Vladimir Putin attended a military parade to mark the 70^th anniversary of the Chinese people’s victory in the War of Resistance against Japan and the end of World War II.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the new draft of Russia’s Marine Doctrine.

Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations marking Russian Navy Day in Baltiisk. The President attended a parade that took place in the waters of the Kaliningrad seagoing shipping canal.

Vladimir Putin took part in the unified military goods commissioning day. The event was organised via videoconference from the National Defence Command Centre.

The President will see a presentation of the new inter-agency defence procurement financial system developed by the Defence Ministry.

The Defence Ministry is keeping the President updated on the rescue work in Omsk, where a building partially collapsed at the paratroopers’ training centre. The Defence Ministry has been instructed to ensure all necessary medical aid for those injured in the accident.

A reception in honour of graduates of military academies was held at the Kremlin. This year graduates from the Defence Ministry’s academies were joined at the event by graduates from the academies run by the Interior Ministry, Emergency Situations Ministry, Federal Security Service, and Federal Guard Service, and, for the first time, from institutions run by the Justice Ministry.

Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2015 in Kubinka.

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.