President Petro Poroshenko has proposed to celebrate the holiday the day of defender of Ukraine, which for the first time the country will celebrate on 14 October, under the slogan "Power unconquered".

According to the Цензор.НЕТ reference to пресс-службу Главы государства, during a speech at the national forum of participants of anti-terrorist operation Poroshenko noted that it strength unbroken showed the Ukrainian soldiers, which defend the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine in the war with the Russian aggressor.

"That was the slogan - "Power unconquered" - after a few days the first time our country will celebrate the Day of defender of Ukraine. This holiday was founded in difficult times to honor the courage and heroism of defenders of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine", - said the Head of state.

The President stressed that the protection of the Motherland has become a matter of all Ukrainians, so the Day of defender of Ukraine, which determined the day should be a national holiday, as significant as Christmas, Easter or independence Day.

"The 14th of October, Holy virgin, since Cossack times was a good day of defenders of the Motherland. So last year, deliberately edging out of the Ukrainian foreign calendar, we artificially introduced the holiday of Russian army occupation, I naturally opted on 14 October," said Poroshenko.

МБФ "СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ" / ICF "GLORY TO UKRAINE" / FIB "GLOIRE À L'UKRAINE"