The Antonov AN-225 airplane, destroyed at Hostomel airport near Kyiv, had set a Guinness world record for being the largest aircraft by weight.
Mriya, weighing some 705 tons and with a wingspan of 290 feet, was reportedly destroyed as Russian forces fought to seize the airport in late February.The battle for Kyiv has been brutal, and civilians in the cities around the capital have borne much of the brunt of war. As Russian troops retreat from cities and towns they briefly conquered, incoming Ukrainian forces are finding complete devastation, including burned-out vehicles andOther planes left the airport when the war began.
The Antonov AN-225 was finished shortly before the collapse of the former Soviet Union and was said to be the world’s biggest. The cargo plane was originally built to transport a Soviet space shuttle. In 2009, it was recognized byWar in Ukraine: What you need to know
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