On the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day, a number of festive events are taking place in Volyn. \nToday, February 23, ceremonial assemblies and a festive concert were held in the premises of the Taras Shevchenko Regional Music and Drama Theater. At 19:00 in the city center there will be festive fireworks. On February 21 and 22, a display of military equipment and armaments took place at the Volyn Regional Museum of Military Equipment. \nFestive meetings with the participation of representatives of executive authorities and veterans of the Armed Forces took place in populated areas of Volyn and in military units. A permanent and traveling photo-documentary exhibition "In the People's Memory" and "Volyn in the Years of the Second World War" is running at the Volyn Museum of Local Lore. "Open Door Days" were held in military units, during which pre-conscription and student youth could familiarize themselves with military equipment and the conditions of service and daily life of servicemen. \n