Governor of region 400 miles from border latest to cancel over ‘safety concerns’ in glaring admission of vulnerability
At least six Russian regions have scrapped 9 May Victory Day parades that mark the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany amid fear over Ukrainian strikes, with the governor of a region 400 miles from the border the latest to cancel.
The governor of Saratov on Tuesday became the latest official who announced that the parade would not go ahead because of “safety concerns” as the string of cancellations act as a glaring admission of the country’s military vulnerability more than 14 months into the war.
