The President chaired a meeting in the Kremlin to discuss key parameters of the draft State Armament Programme for 2027–2036.

The Supervisory Board of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation held its regular meeting.

The President signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 305^th Artillery Order of the Red Star Gumbinnen Brigade.

The President chaired a meeting, via videoconference, of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign States.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on Military Cooperation.

The President signed Executive Order On Conferring an Honorary Designation on the 30^th Combat Engineers Regiment.

A regular meeting of the Public Council of the Time of Heroes programme, carried out by the Higher School of Public Administration at the Presidential Academy on instructions from the President of Russia, was held in Moscow.

The President signed Executive Order On the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

The President held a working meeting with Bank PSB CEO Pyotr Fradkov.

The ceremony was held in the House of the Russian Union of Writers in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding an Honorary Designation to the 52^nd Artillery Brigade.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a videoconference report by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov on the final defeat of the Ukrainian formations which had invaded the Kursk Region.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.

During the meeting, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief heard a report by Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces – First Deputy Minister of Defence Valery Gerasimov on the situation along the line of contact and announced that Russia will stop all combat action from 6 pm of April 19 until 12 am, April 21.