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World's largest cargo aircraft was destroyed during a Russian attack on an airfield, Ukrainian minister says
 [Bus Insider] The world's largest cargo aircraft, the An-225 Mriya, has been destroyed during a Russian attack, according to Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba.Kuleba tweeted on Sunday: "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!" he added. The plane was based at the Antonov Airport — also known as Hostomel Airport — according to Scottish publication The Herald. The paper reported Thursday that the airfield was struck by missiles prior to the attack. On the same day, Aviation24.be published a report saying a source had confirmed the aircraft was in Georgia. Insider was not able to independently verify the publication's claims. Illia Ponomarenko, a defense reporter for the Kyiv Independent, said on Sunday that the aircraft was ruined "amid a Russian attack." Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-27 |
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