The May 9 parade in Moscow will take place, but it is not yet known whether there will be an aviation unit. This was announced by the Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov. Russian media reports which regions have canceled VE Day celebrations.
“It is too early to make announcements. What elements the parade will include, we will inform you in due time,” Peskov said.
The Belgorod region was the first to announce the cancellation of the Victory Parade on May 9. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said he did not want to “provoke the enemy”.
“As for the salute and the procession of the immortal regiment, we will consider this issue at the next meeting of the operational headquarters. The main thing is safety. No one will risk people, ”- declared Gladkov.
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In the Kursk region, they also decided to abandon the parade on May 9 for security reasons, said the governor of the region, Roman Starovoit. Other festive events, including fireworks, will also not take place. For the “Immortal Regiment”, the governor proposed a new format for the event.
“Let’s hang portraits of relatives who participated in the Great Patriotic War on the windows and balconies of houses, on the windows of passenger cars, and post them on the pages of social networks,” writing Starovit in his telegram channel.
On April 12, the leader of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, announced that the Victory Parade in the republic, as well as the marches of the Immortal Regiment, would not take place. The format of the other festive events was to be announced later.
In Sevastopol, the May 9 military parade was also canceled, Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said. Nevertheless, festive events will take place in the city – memorial parades will take place at the homes of veterans.
In the Krasnodar Territory, they announced the cancellation of the Victory Parade on April 19. Instead, festive concerts will take place in the region and “frontline brigades” will visit the regions. The decision of the authorities, on the recommendation of the heads of law enforcement and law enforcement agencies, was adopted in all cities, except for Novorossiysk – there the military, Cossacks, cadets, young members of the army and cadets will participate in the parade.
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“The Kuban May 9 Victory Parade will take place only in the heroic city of Novorossiysk. This decision was taken during a joint meeting of the permanent coordination meeting of the forces of order, the anti-terrorist commission and the operational staff. said in the message from the authorities.
In Voronezh, authorities decided not to cancel the May 9 parade, but asked residents not to film or post on the web “unprecedented” security measures so that they “do not become information for enemies “. About it in my telegram channel said regional government press secretary Artem Sokolnikov. At the same time, the May 9 fireworks display will not take place in the city. The “Immortal Regiment” procession has been moved to an online format.
In Lipetsk, authorities announced they would cancel the fireworks display. At the same time, the parade, festive concert and procession of the Immortal Regiment will take place in the city. In Kaluga, the Ministry of Culture of the region recommended to replace the traditional “Immortal Regiment” with concerts in the courtyards of the houses where the veterans live.
Furthermore, the Victory Parade will not take place in the annexed territories, as it valid martial law.
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