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A Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2018. In Kyrgyzstan, Defender of the Fatherland Day is a non-working holiday. In Bishkek, there is a military parade of the Bishkek Garrison. [5] [6] The holiday was first introduced in the country by the Government of Kyrgyzstan on 20 January 2003. [7]
Watch live as Russians attend a Defender of the Fatherland Day rally, which is being held in Moscow. The patriotic event comes days before the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
3 September – Solidarity Against Terrorism Day; 7 November – October Revolution Day of 1917; 3 December – Unknown Soldier's Day; 9 December – Heroes of the Fatherland Day (in honor of the institution of the Order of St. George, [4] in fact 7 December [O.S. 26 November] 1769) 12 December – Constitution Day of Russia; 31 August - armed ...
The Defender of the Fatherland Day (День защитника Отечествa, Den zashchitnika Otechestva) is celebrated on 23 February and is dedicated to veterans and service personnel of the Russian Armed Forces, though it is often colloquially known as Men's Day (День Мужчин, Den' Muzhchin) and commonly treated as a ...
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" is a mixed civilian and military order created in four classes. It is awarded for outstanding contributions to the state associated with the development of Russian statehood, advances in labour, peace, friendship and cooperation between nations, or for significant contributions to the defence of the Fatherland.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2021. (Mikhail Metzel ...
As Russian troops advance against Ukraine's Western-backed forces, Putin accused "arrogant" Western elites of forgetting the decisive role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany, and ...
Russian forces prior to the 2020 victory parade on 24 June. Victory Day Parades are held throughout the country, being unique to Russia and a common traditional military event on Victory Day. The Moscow Victory Day Parade is the main parade of these to be held in Russia, being held on the Russian capital's main square, Red Square.