All state holidays will be working in Ukraine in August/YouTube

During martial law, the country does not operate days off on public holidays. Accordingly, there will be no state holidays in August either.

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In August, the traditional holidays in Ukraine were National Flag Day and Independence Day – August 23 and 24. But these days there will be no days off.

Why there will be no days off on August 23 and 24

On March 15, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law “On the Organization labor relations under martial law”, according to which the articles of the Labor Code providing for days off on public holidays are not in force in the country.

Martial law was introduced until August 23

Formerly Volodymyr Zelenskyy extended Martial law in Ukraine until August 23, inclusive, but in the event of a further threat, it can be continued.

The Law of Ukraine “On the legal regime of martial law” does not define restrictions on the extension and duration of martial law, so

How Ukraine will celebrate the 31st Independence Day

Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky said that a program of events was planned for August 24 in Ukraine. However, for now, information about them is not disclosed for security reasons. At the same time, he noticed that the celebration does not always have to be loud.