Parades are canceled in Russia amid fears of drone attacks

A total of 21 Russian cities will not celebrate Victory Day on May 9 for fear of drone attacks.

The authorities of the cities Kaluga, Ryazan, Oryol, Saratovof the city of Gusev in his area Kaliningrad and cities Lipetsk Yelts and Tyumen canceled “for security reasons” the May 9 parades.

There will also be no parades in the cities Pskov and Velikie Luki. According to the governor Mikhail Bedernikovmany military personnel arrive in the area for rehabilitation, who “perceive completely differently” from others the sounds of fireworks, while the funds can be allocated instead of fireworks, “for the most necessary needs of those who participate in the special military operation”

In the city of Kursk the authorities “taking into account the current situation” decided not to hold the parade, while in Belgorod “so as not to provoke the enemy by gathering a large number of military armaments and soldiers.”

The website Vertka points out that the authorities of the Krasnodar region have not officially announced the cancellation of the parades in Krasnodar and Sochibut they stated that this year one will be able to see the weapons of the army only at Novorossiysk. The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, said that this year the authorities will not be able to “hold a celebration as they would like.”

Also festive events will not take place even in the cities remote from the front such as Nizhnevartovsk, Surgut and Handy–Mansiisk. The mayors of the cities in question say they want to express “their solidarity with the other regions of the country”.

Parades will also not take place in its cities Kerch Crimea, Simferopol and Sevastopolas reported by the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency.