Defender of Ukraine Day
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Defender of Ukraine Day is a national holiday honoring the country’s military personnel and veterans, reflecting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defender of Ukraine Day Context triple: [Independence Day of Ukraine, relatedHoliday, Defender of Ukraine Day]
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A.
Independence Day of Ukraine
Independence Day of Ukraine is the country’s primary national holiday commemorating its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.
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B.
Day of the National Flag of Ukraine
Day of the National Flag of Ukraine is a Ukrainian state holiday celebrated annually on August 23 to honor and ceremonially raise the country’s blue-and-yellow national flag.
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C.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
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D.
Ukrainian Shield
The Ukrainian Shield is a large Precambrian crystalline basement structure forming the geological core of Ukraine and hosting significant mineral resources.
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E.
Constitution Day of Ukraine
Constitution Day of Ukraine is a national holiday celebrated annually on June 28 to commemorate the adoption of the country’s post-Soviet constitution in 1996.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Defender of Ukraine Day Target entity description: Defender of Ukraine Day is a national holiday honoring the country’s military personnel and veterans, reflecting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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A.
Independence Day of Ukraine
Independence Day of Ukraine is the country’s primary national holiday commemorating its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991.
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B.
Day of the National Flag of Ukraine
Day of the National Flag of Ukraine is a Ukrainian state holiday celebrated annually on August 23 to honor and ceremonially raise the country’s blue-and-yellow national flag.
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C.
Victory Day
Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh commemorating the country's decisive victory in the 1971 Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation.
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D.
Ukrainian Shield
The Ukrainian Shield is a large Precambrian crystalline basement structure forming the geological core of Ukraine and hosting significant mineral resources.
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E.
Constitution Day of Ukraine
Constitution Day of Ukraine is a national holiday celebrated annually on June 28 to commemorate the adoption of the country’s post-Soviet constitution in 1996.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday in Ukraine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Defender of Ukraine Day
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surface form:
Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine
Defender of Ukraine Day ⓘ
surface form:
Day of Defenders of Ukraine
Defender of Ukraine Day ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian Defenders Day
|
| associatedWith |
Ukrainian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Armed Forces of Ukraine
security and defense sector of Ukraine ⓘ veterans of the Russian–Ukrainian war ⓘ volunteer fighters ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty
ⓘ
Ukraine’s struggle for territorial integrity ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| dateChangeReason | security considerations during Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom | 2015 ⓘ |
| features |
commemorative events for fallen soldiers
ⓘ
military ceremonies ⓘ public speeches ⓘ religious services ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
honoring defenders of Ukraine’s independence
ⓘ
honoring defenders of Ukraine’s sovereignty ⓘ honoring defenders of Ukraine’s territorial integrity ⓘ |
| honors |
Ukrainian military personnel
ⓘ
Ukrainian veterans ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-working public holiday in Ukraine ⓘ |
| legislatedBy |
Verkhovna Rada
ⓘ
surface form:
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
|
| movedFromDate | October 14 ⓘ |
| movedToDate | October 1 ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Ukrainian Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian armed forces
Ukrainian veterans ⓘ citizens of Ukraine ⓘ |
| observedOn |
October 1
ⓘ
October 1, 2023 ⓘ October 14 ⓘ October 14, 2015 ⓘ October 14, 2015–2022 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Petro Poroshenko
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surface form:
President Petro Poroshenko
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| relatedTo |
Defender of Ukraine Day
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Independence Day of Ukraine ⓘ Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ⓘ |
| replaced |
Defender of Ukraine Day
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Ukraine)
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| replacesSovietTradition |
Defender of the Fatherland Day
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surface form:
Defender of the Fatherland Day (23 February)
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| startTime | 2015 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
affirmation of Ukrainian national identity
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break with Soviet and Russian military traditions ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration |
military commemoration
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patriotic holiday ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Defender of Ukraine Day Description of subject: Defender of Ukraine Day is a national holiday honoring the country’s military personnel and veterans, reflecting Ukraine’s struggle for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Day of Defenders of Ukraine
this entity surface form:
Day of Defenders and Defendresses of Ukraine
this entity surface form:
Ukrainian Defenders Day
this entity surface form:
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Ukraine)
this entity surface form:
Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine