Vladimir Putin spoke at a concert in memory of St Petersburg first mayor Anatoly Sobchak. The event was held at the Shostakovich St Petersburg Academic Philharmonic.

Vladimir Putin presented the Order of Alexander Nevsky to the team of Radar MMS, a research and production enterprise, for outstanding achievements in strengthening the defence capabilities of the Russian Federation.

During his visit to Radar MMS, the President answered a number of questions from Russian media representatives.

In St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin visited Radar MMS, a research and production enterprise specialising in the development of guidance systems for precision-guided weapons, radar systems, and military and civilian unmanned aerial vehicles.

The President held a meeting with Government members. The meeting was held in the videoconference format during the President’s working trip to St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov.

At the Leningrad Victory concert dedicated to the 80^th anniversary of Victory and the 81^st anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade, Vladimir Putin presented veterans with jubilee medals, “80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.”

The President met with Director General of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky.

Vladimir Putin visited the State Hermitage Museum and presented the Order for Services to the Fatherland, I Degree, to museum’s Director General Mikhail Piotrovsky.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting in St Petersburg, via videoconference, of the Military-Industrial Commission on Special Purpose UAVs on Gunsmith Day.

The President visited the Special Technology Centre (STC) in St Petersburg, a supplier of unmanned aerial vehicles, electronic warfare systems, and communication systems.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, on current issues concerning the Armed Forces development amid the special military operation.

Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the fourth Eurasian Women's Forum.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the faculty, cadets and alumni of the Defence Ministry’s Nakhimov Naval School on its 80^th anniversary.

Late in the evening yesterday, Vladimir Putin met with Constitutional Court President Valery Zorkin.

During a visit to the multidisciplinary clinic of the Kirov Military Medical Academy under the Defence Ministry, Vladimir Putin met with Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Danilov, who had led the defence of the village of Malaya Loknya in the Kursk Region.

In St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin met with State Secretary – Deputy Defence Minister, Head of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation Anna Tsivileva, and Head of the Military Medical Academy Yevgeny Kryukov.

Following his address to the plenary session of the United Cultures Forum, Vladimir Putin answered a question from a media representative.