The largest plane ever built has been destroyed at an airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs said.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya was built in Ukraine in 1985 when the nation was still controlled by the Soviet Union. It has six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built. It was created as a strategic airlift cargo craft, carrying Soviet space orbiters, but was later purchased by Antonov Airlines. It’s since been used to airlift oversized cargo and large loads of emergency aid during natural disasters.
On Feb. 25, the Russian military claimed it has taken control of the Antonov airport just outside Kyiv. Taking possession of the airport in Hostomel, which has a long runway allowing the landing of heavy-lift transport planes, would mean Russia can airlift troops directly to Kyiv’s outskirts. Hostomel is just 4 miles northwest of the city.
This photograph taken on Feb. 24 shows smoke over the town of Hostomel in northwest Kyiv. Ukraine's army says battle underway for air base near Kyiv on Feb. 24.Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Friday that the Russian airborne forces used 200 helicopters to land in Hostomel and killed more than 200 troops belonging to Ukraine’s special forces. Konashenkov claimed that Russian troops suffered no casualties.
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