Such a message was circulated on social networks, in particular on telegram channels spreading pro-Kremlin rhetoric. The reports say that the May 9 holiday has been canceled in Ukraine, and a new holiday has already been introduced - the “Victory day over Russia”. It is not true.

The fact-checkers of the StopFake project drew attention to the case, who investigated that the basis for creating this fake was the submission to the Verkhovna Rada of a draft law on amending Article 73 of the Labor Code of Ukraine to establish “non-working holidays”. As analysts explain, the main proposal of the bill is not to cancel holidays, but to establish other public holidays. So far, the bill has not yet been adopted and submitted to the vote, which means that no holidays have yet been officially introduced.

As to Victory day over nazism in World War II, which is celebrated on May 9, the authors of the bill note that this day “will be defined as a holiday, but a working day”. That is, the Parliament did not plan to cancel this holiday, moreover, they did not discuss the possibility of celebrating “Victory over Russia” day on May 9 instead. However, the authors of the bill did propose a day - September 21. The explanatory note to the bill says that, firstly, this is the Day of Peace, not Victory over Russia. Secondly, this is a day to celebrate peaceful life after Ukraine's victory over Russian military aggression.