Brought into existence by the Antonov Design Bureau, the An-225 Mriya (Ukrainian: dream/sleep) was a singular marvel, designed based on the An-124 Ruslan, under the purview of the Buran program.

The previous largest freight jet in the world, the Antonov-225 (An-225), was destroyed in 2022 when Russia attacked Ukraine. The An-124 is the little brother of the An-225 (a decade ago ...