Russian Navy Day parade cancelled for ‘security reasons’
Russia Annual Navy Day Gate Ceremony It was canceled with “security reasons”.
. Large -scale, parade on televisionDue to the fact that it took place on Sunday, it usually has a warship and a fleet of military ships that set sail towards the Neva River, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is joined.
Russia did not release the characteristics of the threat or anxiety, but Ukrainian drones targeted St Petersburg on Sunday and forced the passage ceremony to be closed for five hours.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “[The cancellation] It is related to the general situation. Safety causes are very important. “
Russian sailors and honor guards were lined up in Sevastopol Black Sea Port to mark the celebrations – Alexey Pavishhak/Reuters
According to the state media, the parade ceremony was canceled for the first time since its establishment in 2017. In 2024, Russia suspected that Ukraine would target the parade, which is the organizers Reduce the regiment scale.
Putin, on Sunday, followed the Patrol of Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the exercises containing more than 150 ships and 15,000 military personnel in the Baltic and Baltic seas and the patrol of Speed Boat came to the city’s historical sea center.
“Today, we mark this holiday in the working environment, we are examining the ready for war,” Putin said.
The parade ceremony was supposed to be the most important feature of the Navy Day, which fell on the last Sunday of July every year and honored the country’s sailors.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that the air defense units have dropped 291 Ukrainian fixed -wing plane, and that Russia fell under a record that fell in attacks on May 7 before the Victory Day on May 7.
Governor, Sold Petersburg Surrounding the Leningrad region of 10 drones falling on Sunday, a wreckage of a woman was injured, he said.
During the attack, Pulkovo airport was closed, 57 flights were delayed and 22 were directed to other airports. He continued operations later on Sunday.
