Defender of the Fatherland Day is a holiday observed in Russia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan honouring their countries' armed forces and commemorating the founding of t
Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, 23 February 2008
The 2008 holiday, with ceremonies being performed by President Putin
A T-72 tank during a Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2015.
A Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2018.
Defenders Day (Ukraine)
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Defenders Day is a public holiday in Ukraine celebrated annually on 1 October. The holiday honors veterans and fallen members of the Ukrainian armed forces. Its first celebration was in 2015.
Defender of the Fatherland Day
…where it is celebrated on 7 May. Ukraine abolished the holiday starting 1992 and, after the Revolution of Dignity, has instated the somewhat similar Defender of Ukraine Day on 1 October. First celebrated in 1919, the holiday marks the date in 1918 during the Russian Civil War when the first mass draft into the Red Army…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy participating in the Day of Defenders awards ceremony in 2022
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