Ukrainian planes “Ruslan” received names in honor of the cities-heroes of Ukraine
Aircraft “Ruslan” were named after the hero cities of Ukraine/Wikipedia
On the Day of Ukrainian Statehood, the Antonov enterprise joined the Be Brave Like Ukraine campaign. 10 Ruslan aircraft were named after Ukraine's Hero Cities.
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The company's aircraft will now be named after the new Hero Cities of Ukraine. We are talking about Volnovakha, Gostomel. Mariupol, Kharkov, Kherson, Chernihiv, Buchu, Irpen, Nikolaev and Akhtyrka.
New aircraft names
According to the decision of the Antonov company, 10 aircraft received new names, including:
- An-124-100, UR82029: BE BRAVE LIKE BUCHA;
- An-124-100, UR82073: BE BRAVE LIKE IRPIN;
- An-124-100M, UR82027: BE BRAVE LIKE KHARKIV;
- An-124-100M, UR82007: BE BRAVE LIKE MYKOLAIV;
- An-124-100M, UR82008: BE BRAVE LIKE OKHTYRKA;
- An-124-100-150, UR82072: BE BRAVE LIKE KHERSON;
- An-124-100M-150, UR82009: BE BRAVE LIKE MARIUPOL;
- An-28, UR- NTE: BE BRAVE LIKE CHERNIHIV;
- An-158, UR-EXJ: BE BRAVE LIKE VOLNOVAKHA;
- An-178, UR-EXP:BE BRAVE LIKE HOSTOMEL
Hero Cities of Ukraine
Due to a full-scale war in 10 hero cities officially appeared in Ukraine as symbols of struggle and resistance to the brutal invasion.
On March 6, by decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the title of hero cities of Ukraine was awarded to Kharkov, Chernihiv, Kherson, Gostomel, Volnovas and Mariupol.
On March 24, Bucha, Irpin, Akhtyrka and Nikolaev were added to the list of hero cities by a new presidential decree.
Bucha, Irpin and Gostomel became victims of Russian atrocities, which the world learned after the de-occupation of the Kiev region. Kherson has been under occupation since the first days of a full-scale war, but local residents rallied against the invaders, and now a partisan movement is active.
Chernihiv suffered severe damage during Russian shelling in February and March 2022, while the Russians were advancing in the North. However, the city kept the defense, despite the enemy's attempts to surround it.
Volnovakha and Mariupol are cities that were actually destroyed by Russia. However, the cities remain symbols of courage, especially the textbooks on the history of Ukraine will definitely include the defenders of Azovstal.
Kharkiv and Nikolaev are cities that have been resisting the invaders since the first day of the war and almost every day suffer from enemy shelling and rocket attacks.
