Posted on 04/12/2023 7:20:33 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Traditional military parades set to take place next month have been called off in Crimea due to security concerns, according to Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian politician acting as head of the Russia-annexed Crimea since 2014.
In a statement on his Telegram channel on Wednesday, Aksyonov said authorities in both Crimea and Sevastopol have decided not to hold parades or marches to mark Victory Day on May 9. Marches to mark Labor Day on May 1 have also been scrapped in the region, he said. The move comes as Ukraine has signaled it intends to recapture Crimea as part of its counteroffensive efforts.
Victory Day, which is Russia's annual commemoration of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War, is typically marked by Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing crowds and a military parade at Moscow's Red Square. Putin usually uses the day of national celebration to show off Russia's military power.
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Crimea, Kursk, Belgorod May 9th “victory parades” already cancelled.
This year they can include military ambulances in the parade.
Kind of hard to have a victory parade when the country they invaded has fought them to a standstill.
Reports that Putin has chickened out of attending his May 9th “victory parade” in Moscow and will instead attend a parade in Vladivostok instead.
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