{
  "id": 1453020,
  "title": "Moscow cancels military festival on Red Square. It’s only been canceled once before — in 2020, due to COVID.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/moscow-cancels-military-festival-on-red-square-its-only-been-canceled",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:04:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/17/moscow-cancels-military-festival-on-red-square-it-s-only-been-canceled-once-before-in-2020-due-to-covid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia’s Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival has been canceled and will not take place in August 2026 as planned. Organizers announced the decision just four days before the event was due to begin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}