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Antonov An-225 Mriya

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Antonov An-225 Mriya   Role:                                 Outsize cargo freight aircraft National Origin:                 Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) Design Group:                   Antonov Built by:                            Antonov Serial Production Plant First Flight:                        21 December 1988 Last Flight:                        05 February 2022 Status :                             Destroyed on 27 February, a press release by Ukroboronprom confirmed that the An-225 was destroyed. Ukroboronprom said that they planned to rebuild the plane at the Russians' expense. The statement said: "The restoration is estimated to take over 3 billion USD and over five years. 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.  The Ukrainian Government also said that it would be rebuilt. Produced:                         1985 Number Built: