Russian President Vladimir Putin attended separate Navy Day celebrations in St. Petersburg, despite the attack in occupied Crimea.
Officials have canceled Navy Day celebrations in Russian-occupied Crimea following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack at the country's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol.
Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote in a Sunday, July 31, Telegram post that the event in the city would be canceled after five people were injured in the alleged Ukrainian attack, according toNavy Day is a national holiday in Russia, that celebrates sailors and is held on the last Sunday of July each year.reported that Razvozhayev said in the post:"An unidentified object flew into the courtyard of the fleet's headquarters. According to preliminary information, it is a drone.
Split image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian sailors. The Sevastopol Navy Day event was canceled following the alleged strike.He later added:"All celebrations have been canceled for security reasons. Please remain calm and stay home if possible." The governor said the five people who were injured in the alleged Ukrainian attack were employees at the fleet headquarters and that the Federal Security Service was now investigating what happened, the news agency reported.
While the event in Sevastopol will be canceled, celebrations will take place across Russia and President, Ukrainian official Serhiy Bratchuk, head of the Odesa regional military administration, dismissed the Russian claims and branded them a"provocation."
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