Russia’s annual Navy Day parade has been cancelled for “security reasons”. The large-scale, televised parade, due to take place on Sunday, usually features a flotilla of warships and military vessels sailing down the Neva River and is attended by Vladimir Putin, the Russian president.

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.

St. Petersburg's airport closed for five hours and the city canceled its naval parade because of security concerns.