Russia has canceled its premiere international air show out of fears nobody would come.
UK intel says security concerns over recent drone attacks in Moscow also led to the cancelation.
It would've been the first air show since the war began, and intel suggested Russia canceled it for two main reasons: "Reputational damage if fewer international delegations attended" and "security concerns" over recent drone attacks in Moscow.
Russia's aerospace industry has been hit hard since the country's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
It is struggling under sweeping international sanctions and Gen. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russia's aerospace forces, is now missing from public view.
Persons:
—, MAKS, Sergei Surovikin, Surovikin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Surovikin hasn't
Organizations:
intel, Service, UK Ministry of Defense, Wagner
Locations:
Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, Russian, Prigozhin