The Ukrainian made Antonov 225, the biggest plane in the world, has been destroyed. It can’t be a coincidence of war, I’m sure it was high on putin’s list of targets. I don’t know much about aviation, but Ukraine has a better aviation industry than Russia or any other post soviet state. The one-of-a-kind Antonov 225 was used to haul the largest and heaviest cargoes in history. While it was not a living thing, it’s still sad to see the demise of this plane, that was an object of great national pride and was indispensable in its applications.
In the current brave Ukrainian fashion, the company that manages it says it will rebuild the plane and it wants to make sure that Russia pays for it.
From the article:
Ukrainian state defense company Ukroboronprom, which manages Antonov, on Sunday issued a statement saying the aircraft had been destroyed but would be rebuilt at Russia's expense -- a cost it put at $3 billion.
"The restoration is estimated to take over 3 bln USD and over 5 years," the statement said. "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.
putin doesn’t just want to take over Ukraine, he wants to be stalin. He wants to kill millions and destroy everything they value in order to wear the survivors down. It’s time for one of his aides to take this genocidal monster out before he presses the button. Because he’s not afraid to die and I’m pretty sure he’s ok with taking the whole world with him. I really think this is Bay Of Pigs 2022 with a side order of genocide. Hopefully it won’t lead to World War III.