Yekaterinburg, Russia To Hold Victory Parade ‘Minding The Sky’

Moreover, only a few VIPs will be allowed to see it.

In Yekaterinburg, only a few VIPs will be able to watch the Victory Parade, a Kasparov.Ru correspondent reported on May 3.

The entire perimeter of the square will be cordoned off. No one will be allowed anywhere near the malls “Passage” and “Europe“, this is the demand of the security forces. It is also known that for the first time, journalists will not be able to cover the parade from the roof of the administration building, since “the air will be controlled” from there.

A traditional grandstand with 1,200 seats will be installed on the 1905 square. There are standing places next to it — for those with passes. The mayor's office refrained from making official comments on the issue of tightening security measures, confirming only that there would indeed be no point for filming on the roof of the “gray house.”

Despite the fact that the parade has been canceled in some Russian cities, in Yekaterinburg they plan to celebrate Victory Day on a pre-pandemic scale.