The Russian Federation Ministry of Defense reports Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is planning to come to the military district comprising the Urals and the Volga Region. The Minister is also going to visit Yekaterinburg Higher School of Artillery, some military units, and a number of industrial enterprises based in Sverdlovsk Region. Besides, Mr. Serdyukov is expected to take part in the opening ceremony of Defense and Security International Exhibition 2007 in Nizhniy Tagil and look into the technicalities of military training, maintenance of resources and equipment, and the soldiers’ living conditions.