The latest intelligence update from the UK's ministry of defence says Russian media is reporting nuclear-powered submarines of the country's Northern Fleet will not be taking part in the main Navy Day fleet review in St Petersburg on 30 July.
It would be first time the vessels were absent from the event since it was established in 2017, with the change likely primarily "due to allow for maintenance and to retain availability for operations and training".
But, the ministry adds, "there is also a realistic possibility that internal security concerns since Wagner Group’s attempted mutiny have contributed to the decision".
