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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Russia Cancels Major Red Square Military Festival Amid Drone Attacks
Caption: Russia Cancels Major Red Square Military Festival Amid Drone Attacks. A major Russian military music festival in Moscow has been cancelled just four days before it was due to begin. The Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival attracts thousands of visitors and features military bands performing on Red Square near the Kremlin. Launched in 2007 at President Vladimir Putin's initiative, the festival has previously been cancelled only once, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Organisers said the event had been postponed until 2027 because of "circumstances beyond the organisers' control," without providing further details. The cancellation comes amid an increase in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Moscow and its surrounding region. Ukrainian forces reportedly launched more than 600 drones towards Moscow and the surrounding region overnight in one of the largest recent attacks on the Russian capital. Russian media reported that the strikes targeted logistics facilities and warehouses, triggering major fires and killing one person. The Kremlin also cancelled a Red Square concert for Russia Day in June, while May's Victory Day parade was held without heavy military equipment for the first time in nearly 20 years. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Russia,Moscow,Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival,Red Square,Vladimir Putin,Kremlin,Ukraine,drone attacks,Victory Day,Russia Day
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