Putin Arrived at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant

Putin arrived at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant

Putin is being accompanied on the trip to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant by Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov and Irkutsk Oblast Governor Igor Kobzev. Together with the plant’s director Andrei Soynov, TASS reports, they will “inspect the production facilities where the new Russian medium-haul passenger aircraft MC-21 is being launched into serial production.”

The visit to Irkutsk was not announced in advance.

The previous time Putin’s trip to Russian regions was reported was in June 2026, when he took part in the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan. Before that, in May, he came to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). From January to May, the Russian president traveled outside Moscow only twice, both times to St. Petersburg.

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