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Ukraine-made giant air cargo Mriya burnt in Russian shelling

Sun, 27 Feb 2022   |  Reading Time: < 1 minute

KYIV (Reuters) – The world’s largest cargo plane, the Ukrainian-made Antonov-225 Mriya, was burnt in a Russian attack on Hostomel airport near Kyiv, Ukrainian state arms manufacture 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 said on its Facebook page.

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

 



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