the world’s largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov An-225 Mriya, was destroyed in a Russian attack on Hostomel airport in nearby Kyiv according to Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom.
“The Russian occupiers destroyed the flagship of Ukrainian Air Force – the legendary An-225 Mriya,” said Ukroboronprom on his Facebook page.
“It happened at the Antonov airfield in Hostellerie nearby Kyiv,” this added.
This also said the restoration of the plane would be cost more over $3 billion and takes a long time.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed that the plane had been destroyed.
“Russia may have destroyed our Mriya. But they never will destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European country,” Kuleba tweeted.
Ukrainian media also reported that the aircraft was destroyed in Russian bombings.
The aircraft had been parked at the beleaguered Hostomel airfield to the northwest of the Ukrainian capital, reported Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty) on Sunday, citing a former and one current employee of aircraft manufacturer Antonov.
