Putin Awards Nine “Hero of the Russian Federation” Medals to Bravest Soldiers in Military!

Subscribe to Vesti News Today, Russia is celebrating the Fatherland’s Heroes Day. Exactly 250 years ago, Empress Catherine II established the Order of Saint George. It was awarded for courage and heroism until the 1917 revolution. It was replaced by the title Hero of the Soviet Union, and since 1992, the Gold Star medal of the title Hero of the Russian Federation is awarded. Nine people received it this year.