According to Russian state-owned media, the July 28th, 2024 celebration of the Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg is to be heavily curtailed for undocumented reasons. The report from 78RU (St. Petersburg's largest regional news network) reads below:."…the main naval parade this year will be held in a truncated form. According to the source, the Kronstadt part of the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy has been canceled, the solemn order of warships will be only on the Neva. The cancellation of the Kronstadt part of the parade has not yet been officially announced.".Usually, the ceremony includes a naval precession and review by the President from Peter and Paul Fortress down the Neva River, followed by a speech and ceremony on Senate Square. These ceremonies are held at the same time as a demonstration at Kronstadt Naval Base. However, according to his report, the ceremonies at Kronstadt have been cancelled..According to 78RU, a rehearsal of the Main Parade (Neva) was held in St. Petersburg on the night of July 16, the next one is scheduled for the night of July 18..While no official reason has been given for the curtailment, the demonstrated ability of Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with domestic drones and Western-supplied missiles most likely caused the sharp difference from the 2023 parade which included the largest participation of foreign ships in the history of the celebrations.
According to Russian state-owned media, the July 28th, 2024 celebration of the Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg is to be heavily curtailed for undocumented reasons. The report from 78RU (St. Petersburg's largest regional news network) reads below:."…the main naval parade this year will be held in a truncated form. According to the source, the Kronstadt part of the parade in honor of the Day of the Russian Navy has been canceled, the solemn order of warships will be only on the Neva. The cancellation of the Kronstadt part of the parade has not yet been officially announced.".Usually, the ceremony includes a naval precession and review by the President from Peter and Paul Fortress down the Neva River, followed by a speech and ceremony on Senate Square. These ceremonies are held at the same time as a demonstration at Kronstadt Naval Base. However, according to his report, the ceremonies at Kronstadt have been cancelled..According to 78RU, a rehearsal of the Main Parade (Neva) was held in St. Petersburg on the night of July 16, the next one is scheduled for the night of July 18..While no official reason has been given for the curtailment, the demonstrated ability of Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory with domestic drones and Western-supplied missiles most likely caused the sharp difference from the 2023 parade which included the largest participation of foreign ships in the history of the celebrations.
