The drones were downed both over regions on the border with Ukraine and deeper inside Russia, including central Moscow and Leningrad regions, according to the Defense Ministry’s statement.
Army officials have estimated around 200,000 attendees for the evening military parade, and McCool said he was prepared for “hundreds of thousands” of people.“We have a ton of magnetometers,” he said. “If a million people show up, then we’re going to have some lines.”
A total of 175 magnetometers would be used at security checkpoints controlling access to the daytime birthday festival and the nighttime parade. Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith predicted “major impacts to traffic” and advised attendees to arrive early and consider forgoing cars for the Metro.“This is a significant event with a large footprint,” she said. “We’re relying on the public to be an extra set of ears and eyes for us.”The military parade has been designated a National Special Security Event — similar to a presidential inauguration or state funeral. That status is reserved for events that draw large crowds and potential mass protests. It calls for an enhanced degree of high-level coordination among D.C. officials, the FBI, Capitol Police and Washington’s National Guard contingent — with the Secret Service taking the lead.
The Army birthday celebration had already been planned for months. But earlier this spring, Trump announced his intention to transform the event — which coincides with his 79th birthday — into a massive military parade complete with 60-ton M1 Abrams battle tanks and Paladin self-propelled howitzers rolling through the city streets.Multiple counter-protests of varying sizes are planned for Saturday, with the largest being a mass march to the White House dubbed the
rally. Officials say they are also on alert for signs that the
between law enforcement and protesters currently roiling Los Angeles would spread.Chivu has overseen only 13 matches in Serie A, securing safety with Parma after being given
Parma was in a dire position when it turned to Chivu, having lost four straight matches and sitting 18th in the 20-team league.Chivu swiftly turned things around and only lost three of his 13 matches in charge, recording impressive results against eventual champion Napoli, Juventus, Atalanta and Inter itself.
He had spent the previous seven years in charge of various youth teams at Inter, where he ended his playing career in 2014.The former Romania defender was part of Inter’s famous treble-winning team in 2010, lifting the Champions League, Serie A and Italian Cup trophies. He also helped the Nerazzurri to another two Serie A titles among the nine trophies amassed during his seven years at the club.