The Drive

Destroyed in Ukraine, the AN-225 Is Reborn in Microsoft Flight Simulator

The Antonov AN-225 “Mriya” lives on. After 30 years of service, the world’s largest aircraft—and the only AN-225 in existence—was destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022.
Polygon

Destroyed Ukrainian airplane, the world’s largest, to live on in Microsoft Flight Simulator

One of the earliest casualties of Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine was the world’s largest airplane, the Antonov 225 Mriya. Now, a London-based software company called iniBuilds hopes to bring it back ...
WRAL

The giant Antonov An-225 plane was destroyed in Russia's invasion. But Ukraine says it will fly again

The sheared nose cone of the Antonov An-225 cargo plane towers over Yevhen Bashynsky. Affectionately known as the Mriya, or "Dream," the leviathan plane was the pride of Ukraine and of 38-year-old ...
CNN

AN-225: Plans to rebuild world’s largest plane confirmed

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