Day of the Workers of the Ukrainian Navy ( uk, День працівників морського та річкового флоту України) is holiday in

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. The holiday celebrates the founding of the

Ukrainian Navy The Military Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, ВМС ЗСУ) is the maritime forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Arme ...

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is a professional holiday that is celebrated on every first Sunday of July.Ukrainian Navy to celebrate its holiday on first Sunday of July – decree

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(12 June 2015)

History

The commemoration was established in 1996 (then to be celebrated August 1). Till 2012 the day was celebrated on August 1. From 2012 till 2015 Ukraine had the same date for its Navy Day as

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(the last Sunday of July) and the

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( like Russia, Ukraine is a former Soviet republic); the Soviet Union introduced its Navy Day in June 1939; the date was chosen because of a connection with the day the

Battle of Gangut The Battle of Gangut (russian: Гангутское сражение, fi, Riilahden taistelu, Finland Swedish: ''Slaget vid Rilax'', sv, Sjöslaget vid Hangöudd) took place on 27 July Jul./ 7 August 1714 Greg. during the Great Northern War ...

took place.President signs Decree On Celebration of Some Memorable Dates and Professional Holidays
, President.gov.ua (30 December 2011) On 24 August 2014

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Petro Poroshenko Petro Oleksiyovych Poroshenko ( uk, Петро́ Олексі́йович Пороше́нко, ; born 26 September 1965) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who served as the fifth president of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019. Poroshenko ser ...

declared that Ukraine should not celebrate the holidays of the "military-historical calendar of

" but "We will honor the defenders of our homeland, not someone else's". On 12 June 2015 a Presidential decree by Poroshenko moved Ukraine's Navy Day to every first Sunday of July.

Commemorations

The national leadership and the ranks of the Ukrainian Navy usually congratulate sailors on this professional holiday. Many distinguished employees are awarded with state awards, military ranks, commemorative gifts, government diplomas and official words of gratitude from their command. A naval parade is usually held at the port of

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. The parade inspection is done from the

Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaydachniy ''Hetman Sahaidachny'' ( uk, Гетьман Сагайдачний, translit=Hetman Sahaidachnyi) was a frigate of the Ukrainian Navy that was originally built at the Kerch Shipyard as a Project 1135.1 patrol ship of the Nerei / Krivak III / Me ...

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