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Visit to Motovilikha Plants

On Gunsmith's Day, Vladimir Putin visited the Motovilikha Plants defence enterprise in Perm and congratulated its workers on their professional day.

September 19, 2025
16:50
Perm

The President is accompanied by First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Presidential Aide Alexei Dyumin, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and Perm Territory Governor Dmitry Makhonin.

Explanations were provided by Tekhnodinamika CEO Igor Nasenkov and Director of Special Design Bureau Yevgeny Arkhipov.

Vladimir Putin toured the exhibition of advanced weapons and military equipment. Specifically, he was shown the Derivatsiya-PVO air defence artillery system, designed to engage air targets, and the TOS-2 flamethrower system, which is already being used in the special military operation zone.

The President was also shown blueprints for new plant, UEC-Perm Engines, and was informed on the development of critical technologies for aircraft engine manufacturing and the high-thrust engine design programme.

Vladimir Putin also had a brief conversation with Motovilikha Plants workers and congratulated them on their professional day.

Motovilikha Plants is the oldest operating enterprise in the Western Urals and a core enterprise in Perm, founded in 1736. Today, it is the only full-cycle artillery production facility in the country. Motovilikha Plants' modern military capabilities include the production of advanced barrel artillery and multiple launch rocket systems.

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Conversation with workers of Motovilikha Plants

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon.

Today you celebrate Gunsmith's Day. Please accept my greetings and best wishes.

I want to thank you for your work. You know, we tend to think of the defence industry in the same way as we think of doctors: when we fall ill, we turn to doctors; and when hard times come, our first thought is of the defence industry, which we have always been proud of, and with good reason.

I hope that your enterprise has also left the hard times behind. You can probably see this yourselves: the situation here, in these production facilities, is very different from what it was a while ago. Now everything has been restored, and everything is working.

I hope and believe that the events related to the special military operation will eventually pass but demand for a modern, capable Armed Forces will not diminish. On the contrary, we will carry on developing the Armed Forces to make them modern, compacted, and powerful. And without your efforts, without the defence industry, this would be impossible.

Therefore, I would like to thank you for what has already been done. I hope that together we will continue to strengthen the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, ensuring the country's independence and sovereignty. Without your work, this cannot be done.

I wish you every success. Thank you very much, and happy Gunsmith's Day.

Remark: Thank you!

Remark: Mr President, next year our enterprise will celebrate its 290th anniversary. We would be honoured to welcome you as our guest, to see our achievements in this period. We would be delighted to see you.

Vladimir Putin: Thank you very much. Your enterprise is truly unique. For almost 300 years, full-cycle artillery systems production has been ongoing here, probably one of the very few in our country, perhaps the only one of its kind. It has a remarkable history. I will do my best to attend.

I have no doubt that during this period - a short time, in comparison with your long history - much will be achieved.

For certain weapons and products, as you know, our production has grown not by a few percent, but several times over: two, three, ten, fifteen, and for some items, almost thirtyfold. Thirtyfold - just within the space of eighteen months to two years. Quality has also improved: the equipment is modern and in demand.

I am confident that many more positive results await your enterprise this year as well. I wish you every success.

Remark: We would also like to thank you for taking our company out of bankruptcy, and we extend our thanks to the Ministry of Industry as well. We are very happy that we are now working successfully and developing. On behalf of the entire team — thank you.

Vladimir Putin: You are welcome. Let me stand with you [to pose for a photo together].