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May 6. (EUROPE PRESS) –
British military intelligence estimates that the cancellation of various events for security reasons during the celebration in Russia, on May 9, demonstrates Moscow’s growing weakness to drone attacks like the one that occurred this week against the Kremlin.
In its latest assessment of the conflict on its Twitter account, the British Ministry of Defense recalls that “six Russian regions, occupied Crimea and 21 cities have canceled their May 9 Victory Day parades for security reasons” despite to be an event as significant as the commemoration of the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany.
“It is probable that the celebration of Victory Day in Moscow will take place, but on a smaller scale,” explained the Ministry after learning that “the reception of Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the parade, which took place for the last time in 2019, it will not take place this year either.
The traditional March of the Immortal Regiment, in which family members display photographs of deceased World War II veterans, associated with Victory Day, has also been cancelled, after another cancellation such as that of the International Army Games, organized by Russia.
“The timing of the UAV attack on the Kremlin a few days before Victory Day shows Russia’s increasing vulnerability to such attacks and has almost certainly increased Russian leadership’s threat perception of the events. of Victory Day”, wields the British military intelligence.
“It is likely that the potential for protests and discontent over the Ukrainian war has also influenced the calculation of the Russian leadership,” the Ministry has riveted.
