The largest plane in the world – Ukraine's Antonov-225 cargo plane – was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow's invasion, Ukraine's state-owned Ukroboronprom group said Sunday.
"Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225" at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv, the group said in a statement.
The aircraft was unique to the world, at 84 meters long it could transport up to 250 metric tons of cargo at a speed of up to 850 kilometers per hour ."This was the world's largest aircraft, AN-225 'Mriya'," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba"Russia may have destroyed our 'Mriya'. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!", he added.
Gostomel airport has seen violent clashes since the start of Russia's invasion, launched by President Vladimir Putin Thursday.Weapons manufacturer Ukroboronprom estimated that restoring the"Mriya" would cost over US$3 billion and could take over five years.The world's greatest cargo aircraft, Ukraine's Antonov An-225 Mriya, along with some other giant jets parked in Hostomel, was ruined amid a Russian attack at the Antonov Airfield.
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