In the middle of the month, Russia’s main trade union announced the cancellation of May 1 Labor Day demonstrations over threats of a “terrorist” nature. “There will be no marches or demonstrations in the capital, but a solemn meeting” with union activists and affiliates, said Alexander Shershukov, vice president of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia. He explained that the decision to cancel the parades was due to “the high level of terrorist threat, even in regions far from the sites of the special military operation”. In addition, by order of the Kremlin Guard (FSO in Russian acronym), since Thursday, access to Red Square, the usual scene of major celebrations and a must-see for tourists, has been closed until May 10, once scheduled events are over. finished. “In connection with the preparation and performance of ceremonial acts commemorating the 78th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, Red Square will be closed to the public from April 27 to May 10, 2023.”, reads the statement of the FSO without further explanation Standard Related News If “You are a man, act like a man” Rafael M. Mañueco The Russian army has launched a new recruitment campaign to increase the troops sent to Ukraine. Some of the adjacent streets will also be closed to traffic. Other years, access to Red Square was also interrupted on the eve of the Victory Parade, but not on so many days. The impressions collected by some Russian media and social networks, indicate that the movement restriction around the Kremlin may be due to the recent attacks by drones, supposedly Ukrainian, in the regions of Moscow, Ryazan, Saratov, Briansk. , Kursk, Belgorod, Krasnodar, Adygea and Saint Petersburg, where an explosion occurred near the Pushkin military airfield on Wednesday evening. Apparently, according to local media, caused by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The employees of government agencies have received a memorandum, distributed on social networks, with instructions to organize themselves between April 27 and May 10 to search the patios, attics and cellars of official buildings and houses in the center of Moscow. looking for suspicious objects, flying devices or any other device that could pose a threat. The appeal alleges that a Ukrainian businessman has offered an amount of almost half a million euros to whoever is able to land a drone on Red Square. The Victory Parade is organized annually not only in Moscow, but in many other Russian cities. But this year they have been canceled in many regions of the country for “security reasons”, especially those closest to Ukraine. Nor will they be held in Crimea and the rest of the annexed Ukrainian territories (Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson). Looks like it’s going to be the most boring festivities ever. Air defense system Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported this week that President Vladimir Putin will deliver his traditional speech at the start of this great military parade, but did not provide details about its content. What is known is that the only foreign head of state to accompany Putin on Red Square will be his Kyrgyz counterpart, Sadir Zhaparov. According to Peskov, some 10,000 soldiers and 125 teams, including rocket launchers, artillery pieces, armored vehicles and tanks, will participate in the parade on May 9, including the famous and super-new T-14 “Armata”, which paraded for the first time. time on Red Square in 2015, after a technical accident during rehearsals, which no one has yet seen in Ukraine. Perhaps for this reason, and anticipating possible criticism from those who believe that this tank is only good for parades and not for war, the official Russian news agency RIA-Nóvosti last Tuesday, citing an anonymous source, assured that “the troops Russians have started using the guns of the new Armata tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions” as artillery means. However, the interlocutor of RIA-Novosti acknowledged that this tank “has not yet taken part in offensive operations”. The press officer of the Russian presidency also warned that it has not yet been decided whether or not an air show will take place during the parade. But given that it was suppressed last year and now there is a danger of Ukrainian attacks, it is very likely that the next parade will not see fighter jets or military helicopters over the Moscow skies either, as this would require temporary deactivation the air defense system and can be used by the Ukrainian military to stalk a kamikaze drone. What will also not be seen anywhere in Russia this year is the march of the so-called “immortal regiment”, which crosses Red Square in Moscow and in which Putin has always participated. Anyone can come and wear a portrait of someone who fell in the Second World War. The point is that honors are also paid to those who have died in other wars, for example in Afghanistan in recent years. And this time they would certainly include those who lost their lives on the Ukrainian battlefield, which could expose the large number of accumulated casualties and turn the event into a covert protest.
Source: La Verdad
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