World’s largest cargo aircraft destroyed by Russian forces outside Kyiv, say reports

The world's largest cargo plane has been destroyed by Russian troops at an airport near Kyiv, it's been reported.

The Antonov AN-225, which has appeared at air shows in the UK, was reported to have been hit at Hostomel Airport around 20 miles from the Ukrainian capital three days ago, however at the time the reports were unconfirmed.

But on Sunday (February 27) Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that the aircraft - called Mriya, or 'dream' - had been destroyed.