Festive events in the Myasnikovsky district have been cancelled following a drone attack.

Officials in the Rostov region explained the cancellation of mass events planned for Victory Day by a desire to focus on dealing with the consequences of the drone attack.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on the night of May 8, in the village of Chaltyr in the Myasnikovsky District, a drone attack damaged 50 private homes and three cars. In the same area, a missile hit and caused a fire and the collapse of a warehouse.

The Myasnikovsky District Administration cancelled all public events planned for May 9 in connection with Victory Day. The decision was made following the drone attack that occurred on the night of May 8, Kommersant reported today.

According to the district authorities, the festive program was canceled "for the safety of residents" and in order to concentrate efforts on eliminating the consequences of the air attack, the newspaper writes.

The corresponding appeal to residents of the Myasnikovsky District was posted on the VKontakte page of the "Department of Culture and Youth Policy of the Myasnikovsky District Administration."

You can honor the memory of the heroes individually.

"All mass events planned for May 9-11 are canceled! [...] Flower-laying can be done at any convenient time, individually or with families, without organized participation of children. You can honor the memory of the heroes individually. Online events will replace in-person concerts and marches. [...] Sporting events are postponed to May 15-22," the newspaper stated. Publications.

As a reminder, on May 9, 2025, military parades were held in several cities in the Southern Federal District: Rostov-on-Don, Novocherkassk, Novorossiysk, Maykop, Elista, and Astrakhan. In most cities, spectators were able to see columns of troops and equipment. The parade in Volgograd was held without an aerial portion; it was canceled for security reasons.

In 2024, the format of Victory Day celebrations was changed in a number of regions in southern Russia: parades were not held in Cherkessk and Krasnodar, while in Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, and Novorossiysk, they were held without spectators. A year earlier, parades were held in Volgograd, Vladikavkaz, Mozdok, Novorossiysk, Rostov-on-Don, Cherkessk, Stavropol, and Pyatigorsk.