Advocacy focus: Key dates in July

These key dates, events, and initiatives in July serve as guideposts for advocacy efforts and should be considered when planning activities, communications, and strategic messaging.

Commemorative dates

• July 5 – Ukrainian Navy Day
• July 5 – 40th anniversary of the death of Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) leader Yaroslav Stetsko
• July 6 – Air Defense Forces Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
• July 15 – Ukrainian Statehood Day and the Day of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus-Ukraine
• July 17 – 180th birthday of ethnographer and geographer Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay (1846–1888)
• July 17 – 12th anniversary of Russia’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (Boeing 777) over Donetsk Region, with 298 people on board, all of whom were killed
• July 21 – 120th anniversary of the birth of Olena Teliha (née Shovheniv) (1906–1942), poet, publicist, OUN activist, and Ukrainian independence fighter of the 20th century
• July 26 – Ukrainian Navy Day
• July 29 – Fourth anniversary of Russia’s terrorist attack in Olenivka, where an explosion in a detention facility killed over 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war from “Azovstal” and left around 130 injured

Events

• July 4 – The Ukrainian National Federation of Canada will hold a large-scale Ivan Kupala celebration at Sokil Camp in Hoxton, Ontario
• July 7–8 – NATO summit will take place in Ankara, Türkiye, at the Beştepe Presidential Complex
• July 11–12 – The Niagara Ukrainian Family Festival will be held in Niagara Falls, marking its fourth anniversary this year