OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2010. Speaking at the ceremony, the President described each of the five cities that received the honorary title separately. President Medvedev recalled the battles around Volokolamsk when the Nazis were thrusting to reach Moscow; the partisan movement nearby the city of Bryansk; the large-scale military operations by the Transcaucasian Front near Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria; the Vyborg Offensive and breaking through the Mannerheim Line in 1944, when 300-year-old Vyborg was returned to Russia; and the role of Kalach-on-Don during the Battle of Stalingrad.

City of Military Glory is an honorary title awarded in the Russian Federation. It was established by the Federal Law of May 9, 2006. The title is awarded to Russian cities whose defenders displayed courage, steadfastness and mass heroism in fierce battles in the cities themselves or in their environs. The title is also awarded to the Hero Cities of the Russian Federation.

The title City of Military Glory has been awarded to 27 cities.