Sputnik is live from Russia’s Buryatia Region, where President Vladimir Putin is visiting the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant and holding a meeting on the development of cities in Russia’s Far East.
It is expected that the Mi-171 helicopter and its modification known as the Terminator will be demonstrated to the Russian president.
Putin repeatedly stressed the importance of government support for the Russian aviation industry.
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