World's biggest plane Antonov AN-225 looks severely damaged in new Ukraine video

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Russia after all, as shown in a video of the fighting at Hostomel Airport in Ukraine."Mriya" which means "dream" has been the pride-and-joy of the Ukrainian air fleet since its first flight in 1988 and has six engines and the ability to carry up to 640 tonnes.Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed the plane's destruction in a Twitter post but a professor later said satellite images indicated it might still be intact.Unfortunately, new footage appears to back up Mr Kuleba's statement that the plane is a smoking wreck.In the clip, said to be filmed on February 25 or 26, there are columns of smoke rising from different parts of the airport and bangs from gunfire or explosions.The damaged aircraft hangar is briefly seen and smoke appears to be coming from a plane inside, which some said was the Antonov AN-225.Antonov Company hit back against the video and asked people not to speculate on whether or not the plane was destroyed.It tweeted: "NO NO NO NO… Currently, until the #AN225 has been inspected by experts, we cannot report on the technical condition of the aircraft."Please wait for the official announcements about the condition of the aircraft."People analysing the footage drew different conclusions, with some reckoning they had spotted damage to the nose and at least one engine and others thinking it's a totally different plane in the hangar.One said: "I hope that the Ukrainian Dream is still alive."A second commented: "Is there a possibility that it's just an An-124 with the same coating of An-225?"Although the hanger looks like the same one on that satellite photo······But hey, maybe it only has 4 engines?"Someone else wrote: "Looks as though it's just the nose cone has fallen off due to fire (amongst what.