As The Kyiv Independent reports, citing Security Service of Ukraine, unnamed employees of state company Antonov prevented Ukraine's authorities from organizing anti-aircraft and ground protection of the airfield, which led to the destruction of the world's largest cargo aircraft AN-225 Mriya by Russian forces on February 27.
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Ukraine's Security Service reported, not disclosing the names of the suspects, that Antonov company’s management "did not take adequate measures to preserve the plane, despite warnings from authorities".
As was reported earlier, Dmytro Antonov, the chief pilot of the An-225 Mriya, had publicly criticized the company for not transferring Mriya abroad before Russia's full-scale invasion began. He claimed that the decision was not made as the company's top management had fled Ukraine two weeks before the all-out war.
On October 13, the Security Service of Ukraine opened a probe against undisclosed employees of Ukraine's Antonov company to discover whether these employees had cooperated with Russia. Back in March, the company denied the accusations.
Defense Express reported earlier on Consequences of the Fighting for the Airport in Gostomel, Kyiv Region. We also wrote on How IRIS-T Can Bolster Ukraine’s Air Defense.
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