Antonov officials say another An-225 was partially built -- but abandoned in the 1990s because of a lack of funds. The current plan is to use what they already have as the basis for a new plane.

The Antonov An-225 Mriya, destroyed in the Russia-Ukraine war, may be rebuilt for around $500 million. Plans to rebuild the aircraft resurfaced after initial delays; no confirmed specifics yet.

Yesterday we posted an article with a video, filmed last week, on Feb. 25 or 26, at Hostomel (or Gostomel) airport, near Kyiv, that provided a glimpse at the hangar of the only An-225 ...

The Antonov An-124 was a heavy-lift strategic military transport the Soviets built in 1982. This aircraft was similar to the U.S.'s Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and was the basis of the An-225.