Locals explored the wreckage of the world’s biggest airplane which was destroyed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Footage shows residents wandering through the remains of the ruined Antonov AN-225 Mriya in its hangar in Hostomel in Ukraine’s Kyiv Oblast on February 17.
Its hull was riddled with numerous bullet and shrapnel holes following an attack at the Hostomel Airport on February 25 last year when Russian troops swept into Ukraine.
The iconic six-engine jet is registered as UR-82060. It reportedly first flew on December 21, 1988, but was seldom flown due to its size. is registered as UR-82060. It reportedly first flew on December 21, 1988, but is seldom flown due to its size.
The Antonov Company announced last year that repairs for the Mriya are being planned.
State-run Ukrainian aerospace company Ukroboronprom said at the time in a statement: ‘Russian occupiers destroyed the flagship of Ukrainian aviation — the legendary An-225 ‘Mriya.’ This happened at the Antonov airfield in Gostomel near Kyiv, where the plane was. It will cost over $3-billion USD to restore the plane, the restoration shall be time-consuming.’
