According to the official version of the Kremlin, on May 9, during the celebrations, “the air part of the parade was canceled due to weather conditions.”
air part of the parade in Russia was canceled not because of the weather, but because Russian planes in some cities could “meet” Ukrainian MANPADS on the way.
About it informs Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council.
They noted that Russia canceled the air part of the May 9 parade in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Samara, Rostov-on-Don and other major cities.
“According to the official version of the Kremlin, on May 9, during the celebrations, “the air part of the parade was canceled due to weather conditions.” Interestingly, in 2020, Russian media wrote that the Russian Federation spent more than 540 million rubles on “cloud dispersal” for the safety of military aviation .Last year this amount amounted to 417 million rubles,” the statement said.
Under the National Security and Defense Council, they said that according to the Russian opposition, in fact, the flights were canceled, since Russian planes in some cities could “meet” Ukrainian man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems on the way.
“Therefore, the story of “bad weather” is just a manipulation, since spending 500 million rubles on Putin’s sacred date is not a problem for Russia. million to $20 billion,” they said.