Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 33 m
Descend 16 m

Explore Kharkiv in Ukraine with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Kharkiv

Sight 1: Мі-6

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The Mil Mi-6, given the article number izdeliye 50 and company designation V-6, is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter that was designed by the Mil design bureau. It was built in large numbers for both military and civil use and was the largest helicopter in production until the Mil Mi-26 was put in production in 1980.

Wikipedia: Mil Mi-6 (EN)

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Sight 2: Мі-2

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The Mil Mi-2 is a small, three rotor blade Soviet-designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant designed in the early 1960s, and produced exclusively by WSK "PZL-Świdnik" in Poland.

Wikipedia: Mil Mi-2 (EN)

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Sight 3: Мі-8

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Мі-8 Igor Dvurekov / CC BY 3.0

The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to its most common role as a transport helicopter, the Mi-8 is also used as an airborne command post, armed gunship, and reconnaissance platform.

Wikipedia: Mil Mi-8 (EN)

491 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: МіГ-21ПФ

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.

Wikipedia: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (EN)

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Sight 5: Ту-143 «Рейс»

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The Tupolev Tu-143 Reys was a Soviet unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in service with the Soviet Army and a number of its Warsaw Pact and Middle East allies during the late 1970s and 1980s. It contained a reconnaissance pod that was retrieved after flight, and from which imagery was retrieved.

Wikipedia: Tupolev Tu-143 (EN)

497 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: МіГ-29

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МіГ-29Artem Katranzhi from Bakashikha, Russia / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1983.

Wikipedia: Mikoyan MiG-29 (EN)

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Sight 7: Су-27

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Су-27 Dmitriy Pichugin / GFDL 1.2

The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high maneuverability. The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, and subsequent variants are able to perform almost all aerial warfare operations. It was designed with the Mikoyan MiG-29 as its complement.

Wikipedia: Sukhoi Su-27 (EN)

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Sight 8: Су-25

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The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975. After testing, the aircraft went into series production in 1978 in Tbilisi in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Wikipedia: Sukhoi Su-25 (EN)

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Sight 9: Monument to the Liberator Soldier

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The Monument to the Liberator Soldier, commonly called "Pavlusha", is a large monument in Kharkiv to the Red Army troops who recaptured the city from Nazi Germany in 1943.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Liberator Soldier (Kharkiv) (EN)

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Sight 10: ЗіС-2

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The ZiS-2 is a Soviet 57 mm anti-tank gun used during World War II. The ZiS-4 is a version of the gun that was meant to be installed in tanks. ZiS stands for Zavod imeni Stalina, the official title of Artillery Factory No. 92, which produced the gun first.

Wikipedia: 57 mm anti-tank gun M1943 (ZiS-2) (EN)

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