The one and only Antonov An-225 Mriya has been confirmed to have been destroyed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While the aircraft's level of destruction is still unknown, a video report has given us ...
An aviation legend and one-off still-functional aircraft has been lost in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mriya, the Antonov AN-225 cargo plane, has been destroyed by the Russian military. The ...
Summary and Key Points: In the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world’s largest aircraft, was destroyed during a failed Russian raid on the ...
The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a technological marvel of a super heavy jet cargo aircraft. It was also an astounding feat of engineering that transcended the bounds of its home nation. The apparent ...
The massive aircraft was initially built as part of the Soviet aeronautical program in the 1960s and 70s while the Soviet Union was undergoing a space race with the United States. The Antonov AN-225, ...
Russia aired video of the wrecked AN-225, the world's largest plane and a symbol of Ukrainian pride. The plane was destroyed in a pitched battle for Hostomel airport, a key target near Kyiv. Russia ...
The images of the wrecked Antonov AN-225 are now an indelible memory for aviation enthusiasts worldwide. Built in the 1980s to ferry the Soviet space shuttle, the plane got a second life after the ...