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Putin bestows title “City of Military Glory” upon Mariupol, which Russia nearly razed to the ground
Russian president Vladimir Putin has bestowed the title “City of Military Glory” upon Mariupol, a Ukrainian port city in the Donetsk Region (still under Russian occupation), and Melitopol, another occupied city in Zaporizhzhia. The decree has been published on the Russian government's official legal portal.
“For courage, resilience, and mass heroism demonstrated by the city's defenders in the battle for our Homeland's freedom and independence, the city of Mariupol is to be awarded the honorary title of the Russian Federation ‘City of Military Glory’.”