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TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION Photos and Videos shows damaged Antonov 225 plane, other wrecked aircraft and military vehicles in Ukraine Original article: https://www.fox13news.com/news/antonov-an-225-wreckage-footage-shows-worlds-largest-plane-destroyed-in-ukraine and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQGvi_R8zg&t=1226s Burgess COMMENTARY The technical competence of Ukraine is not particularly well known in the West ... but this amazing plane built in Ukraine in the 1980s is testimony to this competence. Back in the 1990s I was almost assigned to a government financial management project in Ukraine, but the project was aborted because of concern that the planned software would not be able to handle the unit of currency of it declined substantially in value which was almost certain at that time. The scale of destruction in the current war is horrendous ... Peter Burgess | ||
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Antonov An-225 wreckage: Footage shows world's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine
By Kelly Hayes ... Russia-Ukraine FOX TV Digital Team Published April 4, 2022 10:35AM Video shows damaged Antonov 225 plane, other wrecked military vehicles in Ukraine Video by RFE/RL at Hostomel airport outside Kyiv shows the wreck of the world’s biggest plane, the Antonov 225, and destroyed Russian military vehicles on April 2, 2022. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful KYIV, Ukraine - The charred wreckage of what was once the world’s largest plane and destroyed in Russia’s war on Ukraine was captured in new video footage and images after Russian troops retreated from the area. Remnants of the Antonov-225, nicknamed the 'Mriya' ('The Dream'), were seen in a video filmed on Saturday by a correspondent with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The footage, as well as other photos, showed parts of the plane completely destroyed. Video also showed other destroyed military vehicles, including armored personnel carriers and trucks. It had been parked in a hangar undergoing repairs at Hostomel (or Gostomel) airport, located just northwest of Kyiv, and was destroyed early on in Russia’s invasion of the country, which began on Feb. 24. Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies on Feb. 27 showed heavy damage to the airport where the cargo plane was being stored. Ukraine’s official Twitter account later confirmed that the plane had been a casualty of the attacks. 'The biggest plane in the world ‘Mriya’ (The Dream) was destroyed by Russian occupants on an airfield near Kyiv,' a tweet read. 'We will rebuild the plane. We will fulfill our dream of a strong, free, and democratic Ukraine.' Previously, the An-225 had been used to move exceptionally large cargo with its 290-foot wingspan and was originally built to transport Soviet-era space shuttles, according to Space.com. Two AN-225 planes were originally set to be built, but only one was completed before the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The completed AN-225 sat in storage for several years until it was restored to flight as a heavy-lift cargo plane, Space.com reported. The aircraft was used last year to fly medical supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Antonov An-225 'destroyed' in Russia-Ukraine war 
Image 1 of 8 ▼ HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - APRIL 03: A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 2 of 8 ▼ Image 2 of 8 ▼ A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 3, 2022. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 3 of 8 ▼ Image 2 of 8 ▼ A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 3, 2022. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 4 of 8 ▼ Image 4 of 8 ▼ HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - APRIL 03: A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 5 of 8 ▼ Image 5 of 8 ▼ HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - APRIL 03: A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 6 of 8 ▼ Image 6 of 8 ▼ HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - APRIL 03: A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 7 of 8 ▼ HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - APRIL 03: A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) 
Image 8 of 8 ▼ HOSTOMEL, UKRAINE - APRIL 03: A view of the wreckage of Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft, destroyed by Russian shelling as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, at an airshed in Hostomel, Ukraine on April 03, 2022. The wreckage of the world's largest cargo plane Antonov An-225, which was severely damaged and rendered unusable due to Russian bombardments, was viewed by Anadolu Agency. (Photo by Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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