Below; posted on twitter and re-posted here using their 'embed' code, a Russian state TV reporter broadcasts from Hostomel airport north of Kyiv. As she cowers as gunshots ring out, the camera takes in a view inside of the hangar housing the An 225, showing that it has been almost completely destroyed. Of course the reporter is saying that it was destroyed by Ukrainian artillery, but it is almost certainly the case that it was destroyed by the Russians..Having now watched the recent Channel 4 programme on the 'battle' for Hostomel, it would seem that the Russians were correct - as Ukranian artillery laid down a barrage on the airfield to prevent further use of the runway and as a prelude to a counter-strike..
BREAKING New footage from Gostomel airport shows the Antonov An-225 Mriya on fire https://t.co/DQpNm9OUZl
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) March 3, 2022
Footage of the An 225 on fire at Hostomel airport
Sad sight for avgeeks: Antonov's An-225 Mriya on fire at Hostomel airport. https://t.co/q7nzXGB728
— Aeronews (@AeronewsGlobal) March 3, 2022
Russian State TV report from Gostomel Airport in Kyiv. Sadly An-225 completely destroyed. pic.twitter.com/9kN04Gkz91
— Aldin 🇧🇦 (@aldin_ww) March 4, 2022
