Dangerous: parade on the occasion of Navy Day in There will be no St. Petersburg

The main naval parade of the Navy in St. Petersburg, which has been held since 2017, will not take place. This was announced today, July 25, by the City Transport Committee.

They recalled that in accordance with the rules of movement and parking of vessels in the Volga-Baltic basin, as well as the decision of the anti-terrorist commission and the operations center of St. Petersburg, restrictions have been established in order to ensure safety, and additionally, from May 7 until the end of navigation, bans have been introduced for sailing on small vessels in the central water area of the city.

The events were scheduled for July 27 — Navy Day is celebrated annually in Russia on the last Sunday of July.

As EADaily reported, information about the cancellation of the parade appeared in local media in early July. According to the Fontanka portal, the decision was dictated by security reasons. The festivities themselves have not been canceled, but they will be held in the format that was adopted in the city until 2016. The list of events will include a solemn laying of wreaths and a concert on the Palace Square.

The inexpediency of gathering the Russian high command in one place at one event was discussed back in 2022. In 2024, part of the parade program was already de facto canceled.