Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Video Shows Russians Destroy World’s Largest Mriya Plane

One of the pictures that surprised me the most Ukraine in the middle Conflict of war with Russia was Destroy the largest plane in the world, Miria. However, they are now used as a symbol to encourage resistance after they began to rebuild it after a Russian army attack.

The name of the plane means “Sleep“This is how the local government used it to encourage the withdrawal of troops from the Kremlin. It should be noted that Mria Was attacked on February 27 while he was in Angara near Gostomel Airport Kiev.

Pictures from the last few hours How was the plane After receiving the Russian bombing. The plane was almost destroyed after a fire that left only it One of the wings and its turbine.

Video accompaniments, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Took the opportunity to use it as a symbol, accompanied by a poetic phrase: “Like a phoenix, The Ukrainian dream is revived from the ashes And there will be a beacon forever Freedom and heroism“.

Miria, a Ukrainian symbol left over from the Soviet Union

The AN-255 It was an invention left over from the factory AntonovWhich belonged to the extinct Soviet Union When it still had an impact Ukraine. The plane made its first flight 1988 in the middle Cold War with the United States.

In fact, the intent of this plane is to weigh 680 tons And has a length 84 metersWas part of the Soviet space program, In the middle of the race That he had with a North American country. The ship had to be sailed Six people So that he could fly.

At the same time, it was a symbol of the country, given that it participated The last parade dedicated to Independence Day From Ukraine.