Russian Forces Destroy World’s Largest Plane In Ukraine

Russia Forces Destroy World’s Largest Plane In Ukraine
The largest plane in the world, Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane has been destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group confirmed.

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“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 (276 feet) it could transport up to 250 tonnes (551,000 pounds) of cargo at a speed of up to 850 kilometres per hour (528 mph).
It had been named “Mriya”, which means “dream” in Ukrainian.
“This was the world’s largest aircraft, AN-225 ‘Mriya’” Ukraine’ Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted Sunday.
“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.
The Russian army has said it is trying to seize strategic infrastructure in Ukraine.
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