Border Guards Day | |
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Official name | Day of the Border Troops |
Observed by | Russia Belarus Ukraine (Formerly) Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Moldova Tajikistan |
Significance | Celebrates the border guards of the armed forces of former Soviet countries |
Observances | Wreath laying ceremonies, concerts, parades |
Date | 28 May |
Next time | 28 May 2025 |
Frequency | annual |
Border Guards Day (Russian: День пограничника; Kazakh: Шекараны қорғау күні; Tajik: Рӯзи сарҳадбонони сарҳадӣ; Kyrgyz: Чек ара кызматы күнү; Belarusian: дзень пагранічніка; Romanian: Ziua de Grăniceri), also known as Frontier Guards Day is a former Soviet holiday that celebrates the border guard services of Russia and former Soviet republics. It is currently observed in Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan on 28 May - the anniversary of the formation of the Soviet Border Troops in 1918.