Russia and China continue to assist Europe in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, but it still causes mixed feelings. As reported by the Polish edition of Defense24, Russian transport aircraft An-124 Ruslan landed in Warsaw with cargo of Chinese medical aid. On board it was transported to Poland at a time 7 million medical masks and 70 000 protective suits for doctors.
A transport plane took off from Shanghai with an intermediate stop in Ulan-Ude. The publication explained the choice in favor of the Russian aircraft with its heavy carrying capacity.. An-124 belongs to the Volga-Dnepr company and was chartered by the Polish side. 14 another flight ahead of April, which will make the world's largest aircraft, AN-225 Mrija ', able to transport more 170 tons. The use of these two transporters under the Ukrainian brand generated a discussion among Polish readers about, whose aircraft are the An-124 actually, Ukrainian, Russian or Soviet. Antonov - Ukrainian company
- Pawel user writes., this is a soviet plane. And now Ukrainian. Not Russian
Echoes the nameless reader. Volga-Dnepr is a Russian airline, so this is a russian plane
- objected to him user Daniel. Antonov was founded in Novosibirsk in 1946 year, at 1952 the year the company was moved to Kiev. Its founder - Oleg Antonov was an ethnic Russian, originally from Moscow region
- the author of the note wedged into the dialogue. Ukrainians created the design of the aircraft and built them, but the Russians also collect them at Aviastar (Aviastar-SP - aircraft building plant in Ulyanovsk - approx.)
- summed up the reader with the nickname Davien.
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