Defenders of the Motherland Day (Uzbek: Vatan himoyachilari kuni; Russian: День Защитника Отечества) also known as Uzbek Army Day is a holiday observed in Uzbekistan.

[1] It is the official professional holiday of the Uzbek Armed Forces.

Following the fall of the USSR, some former republics of the Soviet Union such as, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan continued to celebrate Soviet Army and Navy Day as Defender of the Fatherland Day.

[2] On this day military units of the Tashkent Garrison line up in Independence Square, and accept congratulations and awards from the president and the minister of defense.

[4][5][6] On the holiday in 2019, the Oliy Majlis organized a round-table discussion on the topic "The Motherland is sacred and its defense is an honorable duty".