Russian authorities traditionally hold military parades to mark Victory Day on May 9 in dozens of cities across the country. With Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine now in its fifth year, many regions have canceled parades or scaled them back. In Moscow, for the first time since 2007, the parade will proceed without military hardware. Restrictions have also affected the Immortal Regiment marches — in some cities they will be held online only. Drawing on reporting by Russian media outlets (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and open-source data, Meduza has compiled lists showing how Russia will mark Victory Day in the fifth year of the full-scale war with Ukraine.
Where parades have been canceled for May 9
In some cases authorities officially announced they would not hold a parade; in others, the cancellation became known through participants from previous years; and in a number of cities, parades were simply not included in the official May 9 event programs.
- Belgorod
- Bryansk
- Veliky Novgorod
- Velikiye Luki
- Voronezh
- Gatchina
- Kaluga
- Kursk
- Lipetsk
- Magadan
- Naryan-Mar
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Nizhny Tagil
- Novocherkassk
- Oryol
- Petrozavodsk
- Pskov
- Rostov-on-Don
- Ryazan
- Salekhard
- Saratov
- Cheboksary
In occupied Crimea, parades have been canceled in both Sevastopol and Simferopol.
Where parades will be held in a reduced format
In some cases this means parades will proceed without military hardware (or with vintage vehicles only), infantry columns will be scaled back (for example, military academy cadets will not participate), or other restrictions will apply.
- Moscow
- St. Petersburg
- Abakan
- Birobidzhan
- Belogorsk, Amur Region
- Vladivostok
- Vladimir
- Volgograd
- Yekaterinburg
- Kaliningrad
- Kazan
- Kostroma
- Kurgan
- Irkutsk
- Maykop
- Murmansk
- Omsk
- Orenburg
- Samara
- Stavropol
- Tver
- Tomsk
- Tula
- Tyumen
- Ulan-Ude
- Chelyabinsk
- Chita
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