Alley of the Hero Cities at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War

Hero City is a Soviet honorary title awarded for outstanding heroism during World War II. It was awarded to twelve cities of the Soviet Union, today in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. In addition, the Brest Fortress, today in Belarus, was awarded an equivalent title of Hero Fortress. This symbolic distinction for a city corresponds to the individual distinction Hero of the Soviet Union.