
Canada moves to hand over seized An-124 to Ukraine, Volga-Dnepr blasts 'pirate hijacking'
Canada has initiated court filings to formalize the seizure of a Russian-operated Antonov An-124 heavy-lift transport jet stranded in Toronto since February 2022 under sanctions, to hand the aircraft to Ukraine for relief operations. Volga-Dnepr Airlines condemned the move as a “pirate hijacking” and illegal expropriation.