Military Holidays
These are the professional military holidays of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- February 23 - The Defender Day (celebrated mainly by Soviet officers)
- July 8 - The Air Defence Day
- Last Sunday in July - The Navy Day; From 1997 till 2011 this day was celebrated on August 1
- August 2 - The Airmobile Forces Day
- August 8 - The Signal troops Day
- September 7 - The Day of Military Intelligence
- September 9 - The Day of Armour
- September 14 - The mobilization serviceman Day
- October 14 - The Day of UIA (ukr. УПА) foundation
- October 29 - The Day of finance officers
- November 3 - The Rocket Forces and Artillery Day
- November 3 - The Day of Engineers
- December 6 - The Armed Forces Day; festive fireworks and salutes take place in various cities in Ukraine
- December 12 - The Day of Ground Forces
- December 23 - The Day of all level operational control structures servicemen.
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