The ceremony formalising the promotion of officers to higher command positions and presenting them with top military (special) ranks took place in the St George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

During a working meeting with Dmitry Rogozin, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he has appointed Mr Rogozin Deputy Prime Minister.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with the leadership of the Armed Forces in a Space Forces military unit.

Dmitry Medvedev visited a military unit in the Kaliningrad Region, where the Voronezh-DM missile attack early warning radar station is deployed. The President issued the order to assign the radar station to the Aerospace Forces.

During a visit to North Ossetia-Alania, Dmitry Medvedev visited the 58^th Army headquarters and discussed the Armed Forces’ modernisation at a meeting with officers. 

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Army General Nikolai Makarov, and the military district commanders.

During his trip to the Krasnodar Territory, Dmitry Medvedev visited the 393^rd Sevastopol military air base in Korenovsk and viewed the new residential area Rainbow, built for the servicemen of the Southern Military

Issues discussed at the meeting with commanders of divisions and units of the Armed Forces, Interior Ministry and the Federal Drug Control Service, involved in strategic Centre-2011 military exercises, included personnel and military reform, and service pay.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Chebarkul training ground, where the final stage of command and staff exercises and training of the internal troops control are being held as part of the Centre-2011 strategic military exercises.

Several days ago Dmitry Medvedev signed an Executive Order appointing Alexander Sukhorukov First Deputy Defence Minister. Per the President’s directive, Mr Sukhorukov will be in charge of monitoring the state defence order at the Defence Ministry.

Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the successful regular test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Bulava from the Yury Dolgoruky nuclear submarine.

Dmitry Medvedev presented a new-look battle flag to the Eastern Military District’s 11^th Paratroops Brigade.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the Order of Zhukov to the Defence Ministry’s 10^th Special Purpose Brigade. The Order of Zhukov is awarded for particular services in planning and carrying out major military operations.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on an Integrated Russian Military Base on the Republic of Abkhazia’s Territory, signed in Moscow on February 17, 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia on an Integrated Russian Military Base on the Republic of South Ossetia’s Territory, signed in Moscow on April 7, 2010.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Igor Spassky, a scientist and designer of nuclear submarines, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on his 85th birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated current and veteran servicemen in the Russian Airborne Forces on Paratroopers Day.

Dmitry Medvedev watched a naval parade and a military-sports festival. The President congratulated the servicemen and veterans on Russian Navy Day.