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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has announced his intention to build another AN-225 MRIYA aircraft, dedicating this project to the memory of pilots who died in the war and, in particular, during the defence of Mariupol. According to the official Ukraine News Agency, Interfax during an online meeting with Ukrainian students Mr Zelensky said the project […]

Since it was built in the 1980s, many of the aircrafts systems and equipment are no longer into production, making the restoration work further impossible

Also in the conflict, the largest aircraft in the world, ukraines an-225, was blown up in a russian attack in kyiv. interior ministry says 350 civilians have been killed since the start of the invasion including 14 children, more than 1400 people have been injured. according to the united nation, more than 368,000 ukrainians have fled the country with more than half of them seeking refuge in poland. protests against the world are intensifying and most sickly tha -- significantly that is happen...

Ukrainian forces have recaptured the shattered remains of the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's largest aircraft, from the Russians.

Antonov State Enterprise (Kyiv) reported that on the eve of the Russian invasion, five An-124 aircraft were withdrawn from Ukraine; An-26, An-74 and An-225 Mriya aircraft were also ready to leave the country on February 24.

With freighter aircraft more in demand than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, freight forwarders have found themselves less than picky about how cargo is moving by air. The past two years saw cargo-only flights on luxurious passenger 787 Dreamliners with empty main decks and full lower holds, a variety of designs for bags and straps

The images of the remains of the aircraft confirm that it was last seen at the Hostomel Airport in Ukraine, which was its last landing site as per the flight data; it landed there on 5 February 2022.

Mriya, the Antonov An-225 and the worlds largest plane, has been verified to be destroyed with footage from the Gostomel airport.

At its first landing, the aircraft managed to keep everyone wondering about its size with its wingspan of 88.4 metres carrying six turbofan engines and its massive size.