Published : 01 Mar 2022 07:26 am
Updated : 01 Mar 2022 07:26 am
Published : 01 Mar 2022 07:26 AM
Last Updated : 01 Mar 2022 07:26 AM
Kiev: The Russian military has shot down and destroyed the world’s largest Ukrainian-owned aircraft.
Yesterday was the 5th day in a row Ukraine Russia’s offensive on the country continues. The Russian military continues to bombard border cities. Bombs exploded in several parts of the capital, Kiev, at around midnight yesterday.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kulepade said the world’s largest cargo plane had been destroyed by Russian troops’ bombing of the Hostomal airport near Kiev. This aircraft is owned by Ukraine.
Named AN-225 ‘Miriam’, the plane was shot down by a Russian missile attack.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Twitter:
The Miriam, the world’s largest cargo plane, was destroyed by Russian occupiers. Our Miriam Russia May have been destroyed. But they can never destroy our dream of a strong independent democratic European country. We will win. Thus he has said.
The Miria, the world’s largest cargo aircraft, was built in 1985 by Antono in Ukraine. It has 30 wheels, 6 engines, 290 feet of wings and can fly up to 4,500 km continuously. It is noteworthy that during the Corona period the Miriam aircraft carried life-saving vaccines and drugs around the world.