The name of the worlds largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225
Built in Kyiv during the Soviet era, she was built to carry the Soviet space shuttle, Buran, but after the fall of the USSR she was used as a massive air transport.
Her name, Mriya means “dream” or “inspiration”. She was a huge source of pride for Ukraine.
She was destroyed by Russian forces on the ground at Antonov airport in Hostomel, northern Ukraine.