In 2025, the Navy Day parade in the Russian Federation was completely cancelled for the first time since 2017. Source: UK Ministry of Defence on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza Details: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the main naval parade in St Petersburg was cancelled due to security concerns.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukrainian drones targeted St. Petersburg on Sunday, Russian authorities said, forcing the airport to close for five hours as Vladimir Putin marked Russia's Navy Day in the city, despite the earlier cancellation of its naval parade due to security concerns.