KYIV – The world’s largest plane – Ukraine’s Antonov-225 – was destroyed inRussian strikes as the war in the eastern European country of Ukraine isunderway, claimed Kyiv in a statement.
The news was shared by the official Twitter handle of Ukraine, stating thatthe plane was destroyed the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv on Sunday.
The 276-feet-long plane had been named “Mriya” which means dream inUkrainian language. It could fly by carrying up to 250 tonnes of cargo at aspeed of up to 850 kilometres per hour.
“The biggest plane in the world “Mriya” (The Dream) was destroyed byRussian occupants on an airfield near Kyiv. We will rebuild the plane. Wewill fulfill our dream of a strong, free, and democratic Ukraine,” theofficial Twitter handle said.
“They burned the biggest plane but our Mriya will never perish,” It added.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dymtro Kuleba also shared the newson Twitter, stating: “This was the world’s largest aircraft, AN-225 ‘Mriya’(‘Dream’ in Ukrainian). Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. But theywill never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democraticEuropean state. We shall prevail!”
Earlier on Monday, Ukraine and Russia started talks at the Belarussianborder. The Ukrainian president’s office said in a statement that theirgoal for the talks was a ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces.
The ongoing war has claimed lives of dozens of civilian, and forcedthousands of Ukrainians to flee the country.
