The world’s largest cargo plane Antonov AN-225 Mriya was reportedly destroyed in Ukraine.
This unique plane, the only one that was ever built, was destroyed on Sunday in its hangar at Gostomel airport in Kyiv following a rocket attack by Russian forces.
The 6-engine 84-meter-long aircraft, with its 32-wheel landing gear, first took to the skies in 1988.
The massive 84-meter-long aircraft has six turbofan engines and 32 wheels. 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.
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!” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted on Sunday.
