Day of Defenders of Ukraine
Official website of the President of Ukraine
Date and recurrence
1 October
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Ukraine national observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Defender of Ukraine Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- President of Ukraine — Day of Defenders of UkraineNational Government Commemoration
Frequently asked questions
When is Day of Defenders of Ukraine?
1 October The stored recurrence guidance is: 1 October.
Does Day of Defenders of Ukraine fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Day of Defenders of Ukraine an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Ukraine national observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Day of Defenders of Ukraine?
The stored designation basis is: Official website of the President of Ukraine. Supporting provenance includes President of Ukraine — Day of Defenders of Ukraine. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Day of Defenders of Ukraine international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Ukraine national observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.
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