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Ukraine-made giant air cargo Mriya burnt in Russian shelling

KYIV, Feb 28: The world's largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, was damaged in a attack by Russian forces on Hostomel airport near Kyiv, Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom said on Sunday.
Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, flies during the Independence Day military parade in Kyiv, Ukraine August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
By Reuters

KYIV, Feb 28: The world's largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, was damaged in a attack by Russian forces on Hostomel airport near Kyiv, Ukrainian state arms manufacturer Ukroboronprom said on Sunday.


"The Russian occupiers destroyed the flagship of Ukrainian aviation - the legendary An-225 Mriya. It happened at the Antonov airfield in Hostomel near Kyiv," Ukroboronprom shared on its website.


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It said that the plane restoration would cost more than $3 billion and take a long time.


 

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