You're completely right. All our aircraft are named after their constructor.
Сухой - Су - Sukhoi - Su
Туполев - Ту - Tupolev - Tu
Ильюшин - Ил - Ilyushin - IL
Лавочкин - Ла - Lavochkin - La
Микоян и Гуревич - МиГ - Mikoyan and Gurevich - MiG
Антонов - Ан - Antonov - An
Яковлев - Як - Yakovlev - Yak
Likewise for helicopters.
Also word mig in Russian means instant.
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