Vladimir Putin attended the military parade marking the 69^th anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin observed a training session to test the administration of the Russian Armed Forces, which focussed on the deployment of individual units and divisions of missile forces, artillery, aviation, air defence and aerospace defence forces.

Vladimir Putin will hold an informal meeting with the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on May 8 in Moscow. The visiting leaders will also be present at a Russian Armed Forces command exercise.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on replacing imported goods due to the threat of Ukraine terminating deliveries for a number of Russian industries, including the defence sector.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendment to Article 6 of the Federal Law On Military Technology Cooperation of the Russian Federation with Foreign Countries.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Termination of the Agreements Governing the Presence of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet on the Territory of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures for Ensuring Social Guarantees for Particular Categories of People Serving in the Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol.

Officers appointed to senior command positions were presented and had their senior military (special) titles conferred at a ceremony held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council, during which a detailed discussion on the situation in Ukraine took place.

In the course of his meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the President signed instructions to revive the Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School and to recognise the military ranks and documents of military education of those Ukrainian service members who expressed their will to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Recognising as Valid the Military Ranks and Education Documents of Russian Citizens Who Are Military Service Members in the Military Administrative Bodies and Military Formations of the Republic of Crimea, and their Documents on Performing Military Service.

Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin has issued an order to the troops and forces that took part in the Western and Central Military District exercises to return to their regular dislocations.

The President was accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Commander of the Western Military District Anatoly Sidorov and Head of General Staff Combat Training Directorate Ivan Buvaltsev.

Vladimir Putin submitted an appeal to the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin congratulated veterans and the Armed Forces’ military and civilian personnel on the upcoming Defender of the Fatherland Day.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation concerning the Activities of the Military Police of the Russian Federation Armed Forces.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting on developing the military education system, held on November 15, 2013.

As part of a working visit to Tula Region, Vladimir Putin visited the KBP Instrument Design Bureau, where he chaired a meeting on the work of the Advanced Research Foundation.