Military transport aircraft An-124 «Ruslan», owned by Volga-Dnepr air carrier, has landed in the height of the holiday as it was a part of the celebration. Flight was carried out from Vladivostok with intermediate stop in Khabarovsk for refueling. Delivery of the equipment - a compressor priced at more than 8 million dollars - for Achinsk oil refinery is a part of modernization program of the refinery.

In September 2012 Vladimir Potanin Charity Foundation and Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) will announce a special contest for applicants wishing to complete the Master of Sport Administration (MSA) educational programme.

2 July 2012 the Vladimir Potanin Charity Foundation launched two-year pilot programme «Endowment: A Strategy for Growth». The programme is aimed to develop endowment funds in Russia as a social and charity institution. Representatives of the non-profit organizations which are establishing or willing to raise their endowments are allowed to take part in the program. 25 winners of the contest will undergo the training at NES within special two-year educational course «Effective Fundraising for Endowments». The programme will be implemented in partnership with the New Economic School and The Donors Forum.

Holding company Interros establishes a LLC Managing Company Interport to consolidate and manage its transportation and logistics assets as well as to develop a new freight airport infrastructure.

Vladimir Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov finished a series of deals terminating their mutual trust and released each other from mutual claims. Entities close to M. Prokhorov purchased all OPIN shares owned by V.Potanins entities.