A sizeable part of the soviet nuclear arsenal and most of their front line Tu-160 strategic bombers were in Ukraine when the union collapsed. Ukraine was persua

A sizeable part of the soviet nuclear arsenal and most of their front line Tu-160 strategic bombers were in Ukraine when the union collapsed. Ukraine was persuaded to give up their nuclear capability. and sold the Tu-160's back to Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-160 Not that this has anything to do with your question, I just thought it a fun fact.