Digital Desk: The world's largest cargo jet, the An-225 Mriya, was destroyed by Russian forces, according to Ukraine's state defence corporation Ukroboronprom on Telegram. According to Ukroboronprom, the aircraft was destroyed during a Russian army raid on the Hostomel airfield west of Kyiv on Sunday. The plane's restoration will cost more than USD 3 billion and take a lengthy period, according to the report.
The An-225 Mriya, created in the 1980s, is the world's longest and heaviest plane. According to the Xinhua news agency, it was capable of hauling up to 640 tonnes of cargo. The AN-225 'Mriya,' which means 'Dream' in Ukrainian, was built by Ukrainian aeronautics manufacturer Antonov and qualified as the world's biggest freight aeroplane before being purportedly destroyed by Russian shelling at Hostomel Airport near Kyiv.
Since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Russia has started raining cruise missiles down on a number of Ukrainian cities. On Sunday, street battle erupted in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, when Ukrainian forces reclaimed control of the city from Russian troops who had breached its defences.
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