According to sources on Thursday, the Ukrainian authorities are looking into the causes of the damage to the large Antonovs that had six- and 25-engines at the start of the fighting in the country.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor and Intelligence of the Public Security Agency are reportedly looking into why the plane wasn’t transported to a safe location as soon as possible despite the warnings, according to Ukrainian media in Kyiv.
Legally, this is regarded as a failure to perform official obligations or even as collaborating with an enemy military force. Who is being held responsible has not been disclosed.
In statements by former and current employees of the aircraft manufacturer, last February, Antonov A. 25, the heaviest cargo plane in the world, was parked at the besieged Hostomel airport northwest of the Ukrainian capital.
The chief pilot of the aircraft, Dmitro Antonov, stated that-225 the crew intended to fly the aircraft on February 24, when the Russian invasion started.
Although the engines were started, the takeoff instructions never materialised. The struggle lasted for Hustomel for several days, until the Ukrainian army managed to destroy the invading paratroopers. On February 27, the plane was smashed to pieces.
Sergey Pitckov, General Manager of Antonov State Aircraft, was separated at the end of March because the aircraft could not be rescued.
The unusual shipping aircraft, which was pleased to represent Ukraine, attracted a lot of attention at airports all over the world. Its wings are 88. 4 meters long and maximum boot weight is 640 tons – while the maximum boot weight of a fully loaded jumbo plane (Boeing B 747) is 447 tons..
Ukraine is looking into how a massive Antonov N-225 was destroyed.
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