Thursday, December 19
Ukrainians celebrated Day of the Defender on October 14
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Ukrainians celebrated Day of the Defender on October 14, a state holiday created in 2014 which honors Ukraine’s past and present military heroes in their struggle for freedom. It overlaps with a traditional eastern Orthodox holiday known as the Intercession of the Theotokos feast. The date also marks the founding of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Day of Ukrainian Cossacks.