Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Tambov Region Yevgeny Pervyshov

An alumnus of the Time of Heroes educational programme, Yevgeny Pervyshov was appointed to his post in November 2024.

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Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members

Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit delivered a report on the development of Russia's core airport network which was the focus of the meeting.

At the beginning of the meeting, a number of current issues were discussed. First came social security for participants in the special military operation who became disabled but remained in military service, as well as the issue of providing higher and secondary education for widows of participants in the special military operation.

Vladimir Putin has expressed support for the proposal to expand the mandate of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation to include active service personnel of the military as well as security agencies who take part in the special military operation, possess the status of a combat veteran, and were registered as a disabled person.

In addition, the President has approved the suggestion to extend educational benefits to widows of participants in the special military operation (at the moment, only the participants in the special military operation themselves and their children are entitled to such benefits).

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The President toured an exhibition showcasing participants of the Znai Nashikh ("Proud of Our People") competition, which features Russia's rising brands

This year, the contest attracted over 14,000 entries. There were five main categories ("Food", "Consumer Goods", "High Tech", "Creative Approach" and "Information Technologies"), as well as several specialized ones.

The purpose of the competition is supporting promising, fast-growing Russian companies that have earned the trust of consumers and have a high proportion of local content in their production lines.

The competition is held by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Roscongress Foundation, with support from VEB.RF.

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Vladimir Putin took a look at products from 12 Russian brands

In particular, the President was shown clothes from the Linen & Family and Lory tots family-run brands, as well as goods made by the INCRUA company, which is a producer of hand-made interior design items, and the Antikhrupkost brand, which specialises in porcelain products.

Moscow's INVENTORIUS showcased its analytical platform based on the Nikola AI, designed for searching and analysing scientific and technological data around the world.

Other brands that demonstrated their goods included Amarion, Econade, WaybotRobotics, Dikaya Sibir, Lapochka Drinks, De_Code, and Weiss.