When the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine was still the world's third strongest, with a trinity of nuclear deterrence, 180 intercontinental missiles, over 2800 nuclear warheads, 19 White Swans, 25 Tu-95s, countless short-range tactical nuclear weapons, missiles, nuclear torpedoes, combat aircraft, armored vehicles, and tanks. It also inherited the Southern Design Bureau of the Soviet Union and Motor Sich, one of the world's strongest helicopter and aircraft engine manufacturers, a complete national-level strategic system. Yet, for the sake of dollars and promises, it gradually self-destructed in the illusion of peace, becoming a victim of geopolitical games.
How many men's dream machines are the White Swans? One American aircraft costs two to three million dollars for disassembly fees, and Ukraine has dismantled 10 of them with cutting machines and excavators. Now it seems the cost of freedom is too heavy~