"People's safety is our priority." Russian regions are canceling fireworks displays in honor of Victory Day.
Also, some major cities will not hold parades.
Initially, the fireworks display was carried out did not have planned in Gorno-Altaisk, Vologda, Elista, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Veliky Novgorod, Omsk, Pskov, Ryazan, Ulyanovsk, Abakan, Cheboksary, Anadyr, and Novy Urengoy. Fireworks displays are also planned. will not be In cities in the Moscow region, fireworks displays were cancelled. in 49 cities of Russia.
In Belgorod, Bryansk and Tambov, fireworks displays were planned but cancelled for safety reasons.
In Yekaterinburg, the second fireworks display, which was scheduled to take place near the VEER Mall shopping center, was cancelled the day before.
"Dear guests of the shopping center, we share the disappointment of our visitors, but the safety and comfort of people is our priority."- explained in the shopping center.
Last year's festive events canceled in more than 30 cities of Russia.
In Saratov, Pskov, Izhevsk, Cheboksary, Tyumen, Khanty-Mansiysk and some other cities will not be and parades. They haven't been held for several years.
In Russia, the provision is that Victory Day is celebrated annually with a military parade and artillery salute, was included in the law “On the perpetuation of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945” of May 19, 1995.
The tradition of celebrating major victories with artillery salutes began in 1943; in the post-war years, the salute was held annually, first at 9:00 p.m., then at 10:00 p.m. local time.
Archive photo: Fireworks display in Moscow on May 9, 1945.
