The Victory Day Parade and May Day demonstrations are being cancelled in many Russian regions.
"As for the parade, there won't be one in Novocherkassk. Regarding the parade in Rostov, we're coordinating with the Russian Ministry of Defense. There's a high probability that this parade will be held without spectators."" , Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev announced. There will also be no traditional fireworks display in Rostov.
В KrasnodarTerritory the parade will take place in Novorossiysk without spectators. "But we will still organize a celebration for each veteran—we will hold personal parades and concerts where they live," He pledged Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
Voronezh authorities decided to refuse from holding a festive concert in honor of Victory Day on Lenin Square in order to “ensure the safety of public events.”
There will be no parade in Kursk, limiting themselves to laying flowers at the Eternal Flame. "We will hold commemorative events in honor of Victory Day online and invite Kursk residents to hang portraits of their relatives who fought in the war in their windows and on their car windshields." wrote Governor Roman Starovoit.
Mass events will be cancelled not only in border regions, but also in Chuvashia and Altai Krai. Barnaul the communists already sued on the city authorities due to the ban on the May Day demonstration.