Medal "For the Defence of Kiev"

Medal "For the Defence of Kiev"
Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" (obverse)
Awarded by  Soviet Union
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	Citizens of the Soviet Union
Awarded for	Participation in the defence of Kiev"
Status	No longer awarded
Statistics
Established	June 21, 1961
Total awarded	107,540
Ribbon of the Medal "For the Defence of Kiev"

The Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" (Russian: Медаль «За оборону Киева») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union established on June 21, 1961 by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to be awarded to the participants of the defence of the city of Kiev during the 1941 invasion of the USSR by NAZI Germany.

The Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" was awarded to all participants in the defence of the Hero-City of Kiev - Soviet Army soldiers and troops of the former NKVD, as well as all the workers who participated in the defence of Kiev in the ranks of the militia, in the construction of fortifications, who worked in factories serving the needs of the front, members of the Kiev underground and partisans who fought against the enemy near Kiev.

Award of the medal was made on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the basis of documents attesting to actual participation in the defence of Kiev. Serving military personnel received the medal from their unit commander, retirees from military service received the medal from a regional, municipal or district military commissioner in the recipient's community, members of the civilian population, participants in the defence of Kiev received their medal from the Kiev Oblast and city Soviets. For the defenders who died in battle or prior to the establishment of the medal, it was awarded posthumously to the family.

The Medal "For the Defence of Kiev" was worn on the left side of the chest and in the presence of other awards of the USSR, was located immediately after the Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad". If worn in the presence of Orders or medals of the Russian Federation, the latter have precedence.