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Russians Destroy World's Largest Plane

April 04, 2022 11:57 IST

Please click on the images below for glimpses of aircraft destroyed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

 

IMAGE: The Antonov An-225 Mriya cargo plane, the world's biggest aircraft by weight, destroyed by Russian troops at an airfield in the settlement of Hostomel, in the Kyiv region.
Ukrainian troops regained control of Hostomel airport last week, but they discovered the ruins of the Mriya, which weighed some 705 tons and with a wingspan of 290 feet. Photograph: Mikhail Palinchak/Reuters

 

IMAGE: Remains of a Russian Su-35 aircraft hit by the Ukrainian armed forces in this handout picture released by the Ukrainian armed forces general staff. Photograph: Handout/Reuters

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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