A symbol of hope in the darkest hours of COVID, πΊπ¦’s Mriya (Dream), the world’s largest plane, carried vast quantities of life-saving vaccine and PPE around the globe. It is now destroyed by Russian invaders in its war against Ukraine and the wider world#StopRussianAggression pic.twitter.com/rXMkfO9qWc
— MFA of Ukraine πΊπ¦ (@MFA_Ukraine) February 27, 2022
There was nothing else that had anywhere near the cargo capacity of the An-225.
I seem to remember they had fuselage and parts for another one in a hangar. If the Ivans haven't smashed it yet.
ReplyDeleteThat plane even carried a EMD locomotive across the Atlantic.
ReplyDeleteThat sucks on so many levels. I doubt that they will ever be able to rebuild it.
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