St. Petersburg Naval Parade Canceled Over Security Concerns
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St. Petersburg Naval Parade Canceled Over Security Concerns – Fontanka
The annual Navy Day parade takes place in St. Petersburg on the last Sunday of July. This year’s event has been downsized and will now feature a wreath-laying ceremony.
The annual Navy Day parade takes place in St. Petersburg, the home base of Russia’s Baltic Fleet, on the last Sunday of July. Smaller parades are held in the ports of Vladivostok and Kaliningrad.
This year’s event, originally scheduled for July 27, has been downsized and will now feature a wreath-laying ceremony and public festivities on Palace Square, sources told Fontanka.
Preparations for the parade were halted before any rehearsals could begin, it added.
There was no immediate confirmation of the cancellations from city authorities.