The world’s biggest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225, has actually been destroyed throughout the Russian intrusion of Ukraine

According to CNN, the huge aircraft, called “Mriya,” or “dream” in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it was assaulted by Russian forces.

Ukrainian authorities stated that they would reconstruct the airplane and will continue to protect the nation.

On Twitter, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba composed: “Russia May have actually ruined our ‘Mriya’ but they will never be able to ruin our dream of a strong, democratic and free European State. We shall dominate!”

A tweet from the Antonov Company said it could not validate the “technical condition” of the airplane up until it had been examined by professionals.

Ukrainian State defense company, Ukroboronprom, which manages Antonov, on Sunday, in a declaration, confirmed that the airplane had actually been ruined, however would be reconstructed at Russia’s expense.

“The repair of Mriya is estimated to take control of 3 billion USD and over 5 years,” the declaration read.

“Our job is to make sure that these expenses are covered by the Russian Federation, which has actually triggered intentional damage to Ukraine’s aviation and the air freight sector,” it stated.

The director of Antonov Airlines added that one of the engines was dismantled for repair work and the aircraft in Khiv was not able to take off that day, although the suitable commands were offered.

The largest plane remained in high demand during the COVID-19 pandemic as a cargo airplane.