Sevastopol Scraps Victory Day Parade for Third Year in a Row

Sevastopol Scraps Victory Day Parade for Third Year in a Row

Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol canceled this year’s Victory Day military parade, citing safety concerns, marking the third consecutive year the city has scrapped the annual celebration. “There won’t be a Victory Day parade this year, as has been agreed with the Defense Ministry,” Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said at a city meeting, according to state-run news agency TASS. “For obvious reasons, we …

Russia has canceled this year's Victory Day parade in the port city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, state-controlled Russian media reported on May 5.

Russia сancels Victory Day parade in occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol, state media reports

Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said the Victory Day parade, to be held on May 9, would not take place due to safety risks.

Sevastopol, a strategic ship base at the Black Sea, is under Russian occupation in 2014, following the illegal accession of Crimea

The occupying “authorities” of Sevastopol canceled the parade on May 9 “for security reasons”