Russia cancels St. Petersburg Navy Day parade for second straight year amid Ukrainian drone threat
Ukraine’s growing drone reach has made even heavily defended Russian cities more vulnerable, officials said, as Putin addressed sailors instead of a fleet review.
- Russia canceled its annual Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg for the second consecutive year, with President Vladimir Putin instead addressing sailors at the Admiralty on the last Sunday of July.
- Increased Ukrainian drone strikes forced the decision, following a July 24 attack on Wildberries warehouses located 1,100 kilometers from Ukraine's border that mirrored security concerns prompting the 2025 cancellation.
- Rather than reviewing warships, Putin greeted marines before a large printed banner of a submarine, prompting news outlet Nexta to mock the display for occurring without the actual Russian Navy fleet.
- During his address, Putin repeated Kremlin rhetoric about the war in Ukraine, stating "we are now forced to allocate a lot of resources" to achieve military goals while vowing to protect the Northern Sea Route and Kaliningrad.
- The Institute for the Study of War assessed that Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseyev announced plans for unmanned systems regiments in the Northern Fleet aimed at protecting vessels from intensified Ukrainian strikes.
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The Russian Federation has not held its traditional Navy Day parade, which is held on the last Sunday of July, The Kyiv Independent reported, citing Moscow's fears of Ukrainian drone attacks.
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No ships, just a poster: Russia cuts the naval parade for the second time – while drones fly over St. Petersburg.
Russia cancelled the annual Sankt Petersburg Navy Day parade for the second consecutive year, on the grounds that Ukraine's growing capabilities to launch attacks remotely endanger even the country's major cities, although they are well-protected.
Russia cancels navy parade fearing Ukraine drone attacks
Russia canceled its annual St Petersburg Navy Day parade for the second straight year because of the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks. Kyiv’s long-range strike capabilities are increasingly hurting Russia far from the front lines: Moscow’s Victory Day parade in Red Square in May was significantly scaled back because of the possibility of attacks, St Petersburg’s oil terminal was damaged during a showpiece economic forum in June, and an e-commer…
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