Antonov An-225 at Kyiv-Hostomel, Ukraine, destroyed during military attack while parked on ground
Last Update: April 4, 2022 / 06:35:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Aircraft Registration
UR-82060
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-225
ICAO Type Designator
A225
Airport
Gostomel Airport, Kiev
Airport ICAO Code
UKKM
Unconfirmed reports are coming from Kyiv Hostomel airport, home base of Antonov Airlines, that the only Antonov An-225 with registration UR-82060ever built, is possibly on fire and/or damaged after the airport has been under siege from russian attack forces for days.
Recent pictures by Maxar reveals that the free standing structure usually covering the An-225 is indeed damaged and smoke is seen rising.
Satellite imagery of the Antonov airport in Hostomel, Ukraine, NW of Kyiv. You can see the damage caused by recent airstrikes and heavy fighting in and near the airport. @Maxar pic.twitter.com/qtJLtRGorG
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 27, 2022
Update March 3rd, 2022
Videos have started floating on Twitter showing extensive damage to the fuselage of the An-225. The nose of the aircraft is seen resting directly on ground.
New video shows heavy damage to the Antonov An-225 while in a hangar at Hostomel Airport. pic.twitter.com/02rGiH4wNa
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) March 3, 2022
Update March 4th, 2022
Images released by Russian State TV show clear damage to the front section of the right hand wing and fuselage of the An-225. Rear section still status is still unknown but the aircraft looks like a total loss at this time. The state of an unfinished An-225 airframe is not known at this time.
Update April 4h 2022
New footage from Hostomel Airport shows the extensive damage of the An-225. The airport has been taken back by Ukraine forces.
First Visuals ! Close up of AN-225 after Russian forces vacated the Hostomel Airport !
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) April 2, 2022
? Courtesy : On video.#aviation #avgeek #aircraft pic.twitter.com/Qqb7BxgGue
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Aircraft Registration
UR-82060
Aircraft Type
Antonov An-225
ICAO Type Designator
A225
Airport
Gostomel Airport, Kiev
Airport ICAO Code
UKKM
Videos
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