“Iskander missile system hits bump while en route to May 9th parade rehearsal in St. Petersburg, causing traffic blockage”

The Iskander missile system, which was on its way to the rehearsal of the parade, rammed a bump stop on the ring road around St. Petersburg.

Source: “Fontanka” and “Siren”

Details: On Thursday, traffic was blocked in the city center due to the parade rehearsal for May 9th. The missile system runs the risk of missing it, local journalists note.

This year the parade in St. Petersburg will be held without aviation. The authorities also said that security measures would be significantly stronger than in previous years, but did not disclose details due to the secrecy of information.

More than 20 cities in Russia have decided not to hold parades at all this year – mostly, the authorities attribute this to “security reasons”.