“Front Home Workers Do Everything Possible and Impossible”
The branch of PJSC “Il” – “Aviastar”, located in Ulyanovsk, one of the most modern aircraft manufacturing enterprises equipped with high-quality equipment, follows from the description on the factory’s website. The enterprise is part of the structure of the United Aircraft Corporation and participates in achieving its global goal – to preserve and strengthen Russia’s position as one of the centers of the world aircraft industry, which has become especially relevant on the basis of a special military operation and sanctions imposed by the West in connection with this. Currently, the plant has switched to 24-hour operation.
This is the largest enterprise in Russia for the production of aviation equipment, specializing in the production of Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft and maintenance of An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft. According to the news on the company’s website, Aviastar is “gaining momentum and expanding production”, hiring qualified managers and becoming one of the leaders in Ulyanovsk in terms of wages.
Therefore, the visit of Leonid Slutsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, to the factory during a study trip to the region reveals the importance of the business in particular and the industry as a whole for the future of the country. during the politician’s address to the workers. It should be noted that the party leader spoke not only of Aviastar employees, but also of tens of thousands of other industrial workers working to achieve a common goal.
“Today, our heroes are at the front, performing the most important tasks at the front, defending the Motherland. But the victory of Russia is impossible without the direct participation of all the people. For many years they tried to impose completely foreign values on us. When a successful person is considered someone who can grab money and live in luxury. Now our fighters defend our right to live in a society that we consider to be just. A society based on those who work front and back to bring our victory closer. “Today, true patriots work in factories across the country,” he said.
According to him, the West has been trying for decades to destroy Russian industry and deprive the country of aviation, but domestic engineers and workers have managed to prove that Russian aircraft are among the best in the world.
“Today, workers’ collectives in Russia work in three shifts on weekends. Home front workers are doing everything possible and not. By producing the necessary products for the country, they bring our victory closer. They are proving that Russia is a strong, powerful world power. The future history of our homeland, the life of our children depends on the events of the coming months, ”says Leonid Slutsky.
The politician is sure that all those who are now selflessly engaged in production are the main social force of the country – the party of winners, as well as the LDPR “party of Russian victory”, which he heads.
“Know, we are shoulder to shoulder with you! The LDPR party will help, protect and support you. We will overcome this difficult but necessary road for the country together. That’s why we’re going to win!” Slutsky has no doubts.
“We are not alone”
The Chairman of the Liberal Democrat Party, without being satisfied with his words, presented the awards to the five employees of Aviastar for their contributions to the development of the domestic aircraft industry. One of the award-winning workers, the assembler – riveter of the 4th category of the workshop number 275, Mikhail Zinoviev, thanked for the interest shown. At such moments, we feel that we are not alone, that our work is seen, and that we are really bringing our victory closer together,” he said.
Please government program “Development of the aviation industry”Supervised by Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, it was approved by a government decree on April 15, 2014. At the beginning of 2022, the aviation sector consisted of 268 institutions and businesses and the total number of employees was 415.4 thousand people.
Despite the pandemic and other difficulties, at the end of 2021, aviation industry enterprises generated revenues of 1.2 trillion rubles, supplying 86 aircraft, 32 of which were civilian, and 133 helicopters, 51 of which were civilian, to the foreign and domestic markets. According to the updated text of the program, the aviation sector contributes approximately 0.34 percent to the country’s gross domestic product by creating approximately 240 thousand highly productive jobs (excluding related sectors of the economy).
A distinctive feature of the beginning of 2022 was the unprecedented strengthening of the sanctions policy by hostile countries. Under these conditions, the primary task was to replace foreign aircraft (by expanding the production of aviation equipment of the previous generation Tu-214, Il-96 at the first stage), as well as to accelerate programs for maximum import substitution of materials. assemblies and systems to ensure the production of modern Russian aircraft at later stages (SSJ-NEW with PD-8 engine, MS-21 with PD-14 engine).
During its existence, the LDPR party has made many initiatives that can help the development of Russian industry from the point of view of its members. Thus, in November 2022 LDPR suggested to establish the Russian Development Bank, which will lend to the sector at a minimum rate.
Leonid Slutsky said at the time, “Until it becomes negative if necessary for the development of particularly important and sensitive industries, which at the current stage are important in terms of infrastructure to protect and develop the national economy.”
The LDPR fraction in the State Duma also created an expert working group that developed a number of other projects. offers To minimize the effects of sanctions on Russia on the economy. In particular, they discussed a moratorium on fines imposed on businesses by regulatory authorities and maximum assistance to Russian manufacturers in litigation with foreign companies, suppliers and buyers who unilaterally cease to fulfill their obligations under existing contracts.
“We all live in difficult and responsible times. But we do not choose the time. On the contrary, time chooses us. Everyone who stands for victory today is the party of the winners. Whatever the party card in your pocket, together we go shoulder to shoulder with the country to victory! ”, – Leonid Slutsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, ended the meeting with Aviastar employees.
District Governor Aleksey Russkikh He thanked Party leader for the visit and also expressed his confidence that it is now important to work shoulder to shoulder – consolidate and unite so that common goals and aspirations become reality as soon as possible.