This is the third consecutive year that Sevastopol has canceled this annual celebration.
"There will be no parade on Victory Day this year, as agreed with the Ministry of National Defense," Governor Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev said at a city meeting on May 5, according to the Moscow Times.
"For obvious reasons, we will not announce the schedule of the festival events," he added.
The last time Sevastopol held a Victory Day parade was in 2022, after Russia launched a military campaign in Ukraine. At the time, dozens of other Russian cities had also canceled marches as drone and missile attacks across the border escalated.
In addition to Sevastopol, Governor of Krasnodar region Veniamin Kondratyev also announced the cancellation of the Victory Day parade in the area due to "near-night airstrike warnings".
This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend a parade in Moscow with foreign leaders. On the morning of May 5, Russia held a formation flight drill for the parade.
President Putin proposed a three-day ceasefire, from May 8-10.
The Kremlin said the decision was based on humanitarian considerations. President Putin has directed the suspension of all military activities against Ukrainian forces during this period.
Russia expects Ukraine to also comply with the ceasefire. However, Moscow warned that if Kiev violated the agreement, the Russian military would respond appropriately and effectively.
In the official message, the Kremlin emphasized: "Once again, Russia affirms its readiness for peace negotiations without preconditions, to completely resolve the Ukrainian crisis, and wishes for constructive cooperation with international partners".
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said such a short-term ceasefire was meaningless and continued to call for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire.
