The regional stage of the National Professional Skills Competition "Stroymaster-2026" was held in the Volgograd Region. The organizers were NOSTROY and the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation. For two days, qualified specialists and students of specialized fields demonstrated their skills at the site of the STROY-VOLGA exhibition. The regional stage included competitions in professional and student leagues in three nominations: "The best bricklayer", "The best plasterer", "The best installer of frame and cladding structures". Oksana Gordeeva, a plasterer and painter, and Rustam Soldatov, a master of finishing works, took part in two nominations from Energia Yuga company and took third place.