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Plans for road works on federal, regional, and municipal roads in Donbas and Novorossiya are outlined in the road maintenance programs through 2030. According to this program, repairs to the Volnovakha-Kyrylivka-Shevchenko highway have begun in the Donetsk People's Republic. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"The asphalt on this 16-kilometer stretch of highway was damaged, and the road is crucial for local residents and the entire municipal district. Passing through several villages, it leads to an agricultural enterprise that provides jobs, a school, a first-aid post, and an Orthodox church. All of these facilities require convenient and safe access, which road workers are currently working on according to the planned schedule," said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

The Deputy Prime Minister clarified that the work is being carried out under the supervision of the State Company "Avtodor" and is in its initial stage.

"We have begun road restoration in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk People's Republic. We have over 70 kilometers of roads to repair there, including this 16-kilometer stretch. Road workers have cleared the right-of-way and have begun dismantling the old curbstone and bus stops. They plan to complete the repairs by the end of the year," noted Vyacheslav Petushenko, Chairman of the Board of the state-owned company Avtodor.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko made a working visit to the Irkutsk Region. He reviewed the results of the practical implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the region.

In particular, the Deputy Prime Minister visited the Baikal AI Center, where an exhibition of regional AI-based solutions was presented. Key projects include a digital twin of chemical production. The platform enables the storage and processing of digital data on chemical production processes, reducing the time required to prepare technical documentation and accelerating product time-to-market by 15–20%. The solution is being finalized at the Baikal AI Center with the participation of industrial partners and is already being put into commercial operation. Artificial intelligence has also been integrated into the Unified Contact Center of the Irkutsk Region Government. This center provides residents of the region with prompt information support on a wide range of issues. The implementation of AI has improved the quality of service, reducing wait times and the number of dropped calls to zero.

During his visit, Dmitry Grigorenko toured the Irkutsk Regional Children's Smart Hospital. This unique facility integrates AI solutions into various stages of medical care, from hospitalization and surgery to discharge. The smart cardiac surgery department is equipped with computer vision technologies for patient monitoring, and the wards are equipped with smart home elements. Plans are underway to roll out the smart ward technologies to all hospital departments. Furthermore, the Deputy Prime Minister was shown a robotic system that has already been used in over 300 surgeries. One of the hospital's key projects for 2026 is the creation of the region's first Children's Health Monitoring Center, equipped with 16 telemedicine stations capable of transmitting ultrasound, CT, and MRI data in real time, supporting surgeries, and providing remote consultations for children even in the region's most remote settlements. Future plans include the development of telesurgical procedures.

"Regions are actively implementing artificial intelligence in public administration and the social sector, including healthcare. We saw this today in the Irkutsk Region. At the same time, as technology develops, the need for clear and transparent rules for its application arises. In this regard, the Government has prepared a bill on AI regulation. We are currently discussing it with industry representatives and all interested parties. The bill enshrines the very concept of artificial intelligence and establishes responsibilities for developers, owners, and users. The key objective is to protect citizens from manipulation and fraud without restricting the development of the technology," emphasized Dmitry Grigorenko.

During his visit, Dmitry Grigorenko also held a meeting on the digital development of the Irkutsk Region. It was noted that 100% of the region's major social services have been transferred online and are now available to residents electronically, significantly improving the ease of interaction with the government.

Furthermore, the Irkutsk Region is among the top five Russian regions in terms of the number of websites created on the federal GosWeb platform, with over 1,700 created. The platform, a subsystem of the Gosuslugi system, offers a convenient and flexible builder for standard websites for local governments, educational, medical, and other organizations, ensuring uniform standards for information presentation and accessibility of digital services.

"Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has identified the digital transformation of state and municipal administration, the economy, and the social sphere as one of the national development goals. Our region has some groundwork to achieve these goals. A structure for managing digital transformation processes has been established. The Irkutsk Region has the potential to become a pilot site for the creation of an interregional Siberian artificial intelligence development cluster. The region can organize everything from personnel training and AI solution development to the creation of modern data processing centers," noted Igor Kobzev, Governor of the Irkutsk Region.

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Creating conditions for physical education and sports for employees and their families, organizing the activities of physical education and sports clubs at the workplace, and improving the system for conducting physical education and sports events in organizations and enterprises—these are the objectives of the corporate sports development program, which the Government approved on the instructions of the President.

The program is designed to run until 2030. The action plan for its implementation (also approved by a government decree) consists of five sections. One of them, in particular, is dedicated to developing a system to motivate employees and their families to engage in physical education and sports, as well as to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It involves developing proposals for establishing a system of incentives for employees who regularly engage in physical education and sports, as well as developing proposals for mechanisms to incentivize employers to develop corporate sports.

The development of sports infrastructure at enterprises is planned under another section of the plan: "Improving Resource Support for Corporate Sports Development." This section is expected to utilize public-private partnerships and investment agreements.

Following the implementation of the planned measures, the number of physical education and sports clubs at workplaces is expected to increase to 2.8 thousand, the number of physical education and sports events held to develop corporate sports will grow to 2.2 thousand, and the share of the country's working population who regularly engage in physical education and sports will amount to 55%.

Mikhail Mishustin announced the approval of the program on March 10meeting with deputy prime ministersHe stressed the importance of people across the country having the opportunity to play sports.

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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev addressed the Roshydromet board meeting. The event summarized the agency's activities over the past year and outlined its goals for the current year.

"The scope of the agency's tasks is quite extensive. They are directly related to ensuring the safety and uninterrupted functioning of a wide range of economic sectors. To address these challenges, Roshydromet, with the support of the Russian government, has developed a comprehensive toolkit that includes more than 12,000 observation points, a space constellation, a fleet of expedition vessels, and 17 research institutes conducting applied and fundamental research. This covers a wide range of topics—from new forecasting methods and data processing technologies to climate studies and marine environmental research in the global ocean, the Arctic, and Antarctica," said Dmitry Patrushev.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to approve a long-term strategy for Roshydromet's activities this year.

Dmitry Patrushev identified the development of the monitoring network, improved quality and efficiency of information provision to consumers, and the digitalization of processes as key vectors for improving the agency's efficiency, which should be incorporated into it.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted the importance of systematically updating primary data sources. This work is already underway through the federal "Clean Air" project, which plans to establish 78 monitoring posts and refurbish 16 laboratories by 2030. The government has allocated over 2 billion rubles for this project.

The permafrost monitoring system is also continuing to develop. Over the past four years, approximately 80 observation points have been established in the Arctic zone. By 2030, there are expected to be 140. Space observations are also expanding, thanks to the expansion of the orbital constellation. Two satellites were launched last year. The total number of satellites now exceeds 20—the largest in modern history. Several more Earth observation satellites are also scheduled for launch.

Roshydromet's marine expeditionary fleet consists of 10 vessels. Nearly 40 billion rubles have been allocated for the construction of the new flagship, the Ivan Frolov. The flag-raising is scheduled for the end of 2028.

The Deputy Prime Minister specifically addressed the issue of data use, emphasizing the importance of timely and sufficient information. One of the goals is to increase the granularity of data. This will yield tangible economic benefits.

"Thanks to advanced operational methods, Roshydromet's forecast accuracy has already reached 96%. In this respect, you are among the leaders among national services," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Regarding the importance of Roshydromet's data, Dmitry Patrushev noted that the federal service collects and processes vast amounts of information and conducts over 30 types of monitoring. The results of this work must be used as effectively as possible and made available to users online. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the need to develop user-friendly forecasting services, including those using artificial intelligence.

In closing, Dmitry Patrushev congratulated Roshydromet employees on their upcoming professional holiday and recalled that, at the direction of the President of Russia, additional funds had been allocated to increase employee salaries. In October 2025, the Government established a hydrometeorology prize named after Yevgeny Konstantinovich Fyodorov, Hero of the Soviet Union, outstanding geophysicist, and polar explorer. The first winners will be awarded in 2027.

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