Russia replaced its once-grand Navy Day parade with a shipless event and a giant poster of a submarine

Putin is welcomed by about 3 dozen sailors at the scaled-down Navy Day event in 2026. Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Russia's typically grand Navy Day parade was replaced with a small reception this year. No ships were on display, just a large poster of a Borei-class submarine. The event once featured a warship line-up, but was canceled amid the threat of Ukraine's drone strikes. Russia canceled its landmark Navy Day parade for the second year in a row, instead holding a…