The head of state visited the Nevsky Pyatachok Memorial Military-Historical Complex in the Leningrad Region, where he laid flowers at the Landmark Stone monument. Later the President took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Motherland monument at the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery.

The President sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the ninth Russian Open Ploughing Championship being held in the Leningrad Region.

The President signed an Executive Order On Celebrating the 100^th Anniversary of the Leningrad Region.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 30^th Window to Europe Russian film festival.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting on developing the St Petersburg transport hub held on July 26, 2021.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the development of the transport system in St Petersburg and Leningrad Region.

Via videoconference, Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko informed the President about the socioeconomic situation in the region and the measures to counter the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Vladimir Putin took part in events commemorating the 77th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin viewed a collection of items retrieved by archaeologists from the ship which sank in the 19^th century off Gogland Island in the Gulf of Finland.

Vladimir Putin inspected the Sch-308 Semga, which sank during the Great Patriotic War. The trip in the submersible craft to the depth of 50 metres lasted about an hour.

During his working trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin, launched via videoconference the loading of the first batch of LNG onto the tanker Coral Anthelia at the new Cryogas-Vysotsk LNG plant in Vysotsk, Leningrad Region.

Vladimir Putin toured the recreation of the battle near the village of Arbuzovo on the southern tip of Nevsky Pyatachok during his visit to the Proryv [Breakthrough] Panorama Museum. The President also met with veterans and members of youth organisations, and watched a new feature film Frontier with them. Its main character was transported from today to January 1943, when bloody fighting took place on Nevsky Pyatachok.

At Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, the President paid tribute to the memory of Leningrad residents and the defenders of the city as he laid flowers at the monument to the Motherland. Then, the President visited Nevsky Pyatachok military-historical complex, where he laid flowers at the Landmark Stone monument.

Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the 137^th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Before the Assembly the President met with members of the IPU Executive Committee.

During his working trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin took part in the launch of a reconstructed road section in Gatchina, Leningrad Region.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin observed the action of the troops of the Union State of Russia and Belarus during the main stage of the Zapad-2017 joint strategic military exercises at the Luzhsky training ground in Leningrad Region.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov visited Bolshoi Tyuters Island in the Gulf of Finland, where he was updated on the work of the Hogland expedition of the Russian Geographical Society. Sergei Ivanov was accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.