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Satellite Images Suggest World's Largest Plane May Still Be Intact

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Published 08:56 2 Mar 2022 GMT

Satellite Images Suggest World's Largest Plane May Still Be Intact

A University Professor at Washington University thinks the plane is still intact

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

The Associate Professor of Earth and Planetary Science at Washington University thinks that the World's largest plane reportedly destroyed by Russian forces is still intact.

On Sunday (28 February), during a battle at Hostomel airport, about an hour outside Kyiv, the Antonov AN-225 'Mriya', the 'largest transport plane in the world' and the only one of its kind, was reportedly destroyed by Russian forces.

However, on Tuesday (1 March) Professor Paul Byrne tweeted 'Don't count the #An225 out just yet'.

Alongside satellite images, he wrote: "I've superposed this drawing onto what seems to be the jet's exposed tailplane, seen in this image posted earlier by @CSBiggers.

"Although there's substantial damage to the hangar, most of the airframe is under the undamaged section."

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He added: "Of course, we won't know until photos from ground level turn up—and even if the airframe escaped the worst of the damage it's still entirely possible it's no longer airworthy.

"But it's also possible most of the aircraft, at least structurally, is undamaged.

"At least, I hope so."

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Well, last week, Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Minister for Foreign Affairs, shared a photograph of the plane and stated that the country would not give up.

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He said: "This was the world’s largest aircraft, AN-225 ‘Mriya’ (‘Dream’ in Ukrainian). 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!"

The news was also reported by the official Twitter account of Ukraine.

It read: "The biggest plane in the world "Mriya" (The Dream) was destroyed by Russian occupants on an airfield near Kyiv.

"We will rebuild the plane.

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"We will fulfil our dream of a strong, free, and democratic Ukraine."

Ukrainian state defence company Ukroboronprom, which manages Antonov, on Sunday (28 February) issued a statement saying the aircraft had been destroyed but would take billions to rebuild.

"The restoration is estimated to take over 3 billion USD and over five years," the statement said.

"Our task is to ensure that these costs are covered by the Russian Federation, which has caused intentional damage to Ukraine's aviation and the air cargo sector."

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According to reports, the aircraft was used to transport large amounts of humanitarian aid around the world at short notice.

If you would like to donate to the Red Cross Emergency Appeal, which will help provide food, medicines and basic medical supplies, shelter and water to those in Ukraine, click here for more information.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Alamy

Topics: Ukraine, Russia

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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