Ukrainian Officials Reveal Fate Of World's Largest Cargo Aircraft, 'Mriya'

Following Russia's initial invasion, reports circulated that the Antonov An-225 Mriya—the only remaining operational copy of the world’s largest cargo airplane—was destroyed amid fighting.

Kimberly Johnson

Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 01:44 PM ET

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Mriya AN-225 landing at the Gostomel airport in July of 2020. [File photo: Shutterstock]

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Amid days of bloody fighting and unrest, Russia’s path of destruction in Ukraine now includes the world’s largest cargo aircraft, Ukrainian officials confirmed Sunday.

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“The biggest plane in the world ‘Mriya’ [The Dream] was destroyed by Russian occupants on an airfield near Kyiv,” Ukraine said on social media. “We will rebuild the plane. We will fulfill our dream of a strong, free, and democratic Ukraine.”