On March 14 Ukraine celebrates Volunteer Day. Although this is a relatively young holiday, it is very important for Ukrainians, especially in the days of a full-scale Russian invasion..

The holiday was established by the Verkhovna Rada in January 2017.

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March 2014 entered the modern history of Ukraine due to the actual annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the troops of the Russian Federation. At the same time, pro-Russian rallies were actively held in the southeastern territories of Ukraine with calls to secede from Ukraine and join Russia, seize administrative buildings and raise Russian flags..

Realizing the risk of an invasion of the territory of mainland Ukraine and wishing to protect the independence and territorial integrity of our country, in March 2014, according to the decision of the Maidan Self-Defense leadership, the first volunteer battalion of the National Guard was formed.

On March 14, 2014, more than five hundred Maidan Self-Defense fighters arrived at the training ground in Novi Petrivtsi, Kyiv region. At the beginning of April 2014, the battalion was relocated to the Dnepropetrovsk region and received the name "

Recall that in January the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine approved a draft law in general, according to which volunteers can also receive the status of a participant in hostilities..

On February 3, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had begun the formation of eight " The units will consist of volunteers from among the active police officers, border guards, national guards.

Subsequently, it became known that the military, who would be involved in the Offensive Guard, would also have a number of social guarantees.. Among them are the opportunity to receive housing and treatment, as well as education in universities..