According to Peskov, only the weather condition is to blame for the absence of military jets during the military parade in Moscow.
He added that planes are not allowed to fly when the cloud coverage is lower than 500 meters, while on May 9, it was at 150 meters above the ground.
"For the cancellation of flights [over the Red Square], there was no need for an order from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief [Vladimir Putin] or the Minister of Defense [Sergei Shoigu]: there are security conditions concerning meteorological conditions when military aviation cannot perform its tasks," the presidential press secretary said.
A military parade to honor the 72nd anniversary of the Soviet Army's Victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), involving over 10,000 troops and 114 units of military equipment took place earlier in the day.
