The President of the Russian Federation proposed to expand the list of "Cities of labor valor"

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15:45; 15 January 2025 year
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Eight more Russian cities will receive the title of "City of Labor Valor". This was discussed at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Pobeda organizing committee.

The President clarified that Kovrov (Vladimir Region), Kurgan (Kurgan Region), Verkhnyaya Pyshma (Sverdlovsk Region), Miass (Chelyabinsk Region), Leninsk-Kuznetsky (Kemerovo Region), Zelenodolsk (Tatarstan), Ishimbai (Bashkortostan) and others are applying for this honorary status. Salekhard (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District).

According to Putin, during the Second World War, 25% of oil was extracted in Ishimbai, and more than 20 million tons of coal were supplied to the front from Leninsk-Kuznetsk. Enterprises related to the defense industry are still successfully operating in some candidate cities for the title.