Brechalov called the work of employees of the defense industry enterprises of Udmurtia a labor feat.
UFA, September 19 - RIA Novosti. The head of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, congratulating the employees of regional factories on the Day of the Gunsmith, called their work a labor feat, the press service of the head of the region reports.
Today, about 70,000 residents of Udmurtia are employed at enterprises of the military-industrial complex. Engineers, designers, technologists, and production workers achieve incredible results. In 2025, Udmurtia holds a leading position in the industry and is among the top 5 in the manufacturing industry index among all regions of the country. Among the subjects of the Volga Federal District, the republic is in the top three in this indicator. According to the results of 7 months, the total volume of industrial production amounted to 784.7 billion rubles, according to the release.
It is noted that the republic retains the glory of one of the pillars of the domestic military-industrial complex. The national security of the country is ensured by employees of the IEMZ Kupol, the Votkinsk Plant, the Axion-Holding motor plant, the Kalashnikov Concern, the Sarapulsky Electric Generating Plant, Izhevsk Mechanical and many other enterprises. The head of Udmurtia congratulated the gunsmiths on their professional holiday and noted the contribution of the Udmurt craftsmen to the fulfillment of their tasks.
"Since February 2022, our enterprises have been rebuilding their production facilities for the needs of a special military operation. This is a real labor feat, a tremendous job of each of our factory workers. Udmurtia has multiplied the volume of production of military equipment and weapons. We are fulfilling the state defense order on time and, importantly, with high quality. Not so long ago, I met with our leader, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. The head of state pays special attention to our factories and highly appreciates the work of each team," Brechalov's press service quoted him as saying.
He noted that over the past year alone, four enterprises in Udmurtia have been awarded a high award — the Order of the Russian Federation "For Valiant Labor." These are the Votkinsk Plant, the Kalashnikov Concern, Izhevsk Unmanned Systems and IEMZ Kupol. "Today, the president of the country sets us a new task — to increase the production of civilian and dual-use products. And we are successfully coping with this," said Alexander Brechalov.
According to the press service, the share of civilian products from defense industry enterprises in the region is 22%. For example, Axion is modernizing the defibrillators they produce, Kalashnikov Concern is upgrading sports and hunting weapons, Sarapulsky Elecond is upgrading tantalum capacitors for the oil and even space industries, SEGZ is upgrading electric motors for Russian trams and generator engines for Aurus cars, and CHMP is upgrading zirconium products used for peaceful atomics.
"At the reception, factory workers were awarded Orders of Honor, the Order of Friendship, the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, and employees of the enterprises were awarded the honorary titles of Honored Worker of the Nuclear Industry of the Russian Federation and Honored Worker of the Military-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation. Some gunsmiths were awarded medals of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "For Labor Valor", "Army General Khrulev" and "Mikhail Kalashnikov", - follows from the release.
The awards were given to representatives of key specialties involved in the full cycle of creating the famous IEMZ Kupol products. These are designers who develop and modernize equipment, ensuring high efficiency of its operation. Skilled workers whose work requires micron precision of execution. The heads of the HR department, who, in the face of growing tasks and production plans, provide the plant with the necessary personnel and work for the future — they implement early career guidance projects, train future engineers literally from school, the press service said.
The award was given to a metal fitter from Votkinsk. The specialist is responsible for assembling the most complex products, the result of the work of dozens of plant departments and hundreds of workers and specialists. Such responsible tasks are possible only for the most experienced and skilled craftsmen.
Another awarded employee of the Votkinsk plant was a revolver turner at the machine assembly shop. The girl does one of the most difficult jobs perfectly — men usually work on such equipment.
The head of the laboratory was also among those who received a high award. This, by the way, is also a representative of the fair sex. The master organizes the inspection of metal products and is able to find answers to the most difficult questions related to the structure of metals, to determine ways to ensure unconditional quality.
Employees of Izhevsk motor plant "Axion-holding" were also honored today. Many of them have extensive work experience in the company and pass it on to novice specialists. Among the awardees are representatives of various professions who are united by work aimed at the benefit of the republic and Russia. For example, one of the specialists is currently successfully providing design training, development and support of production in the interests of the country.
The Head of the republic also appreciated the work of the employees of the Sarapulsky Elecond plant, who have devoted many years to the production of Russian capacitors. They create world-class products that are valued for their reliability and durability.
Well-deserved awards were given to Bummash specialists, one of whom has been working at the company since 1981. And the second employee of the plant actively participated in the modernization of production: he introduced cooling systems for the inductor of steelmaking furnaces, which significantly reduced the downtime of the entire workshop, introduced and put into practice his innovative proposals to improve the operation of power steelmaking equipment.
