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Antonov An-124 UR-82073 Makes First Flight from Kyiv Since 2022, Landing in Leipzig

Antonov Airlines’ An-124-100 heavy-lift jet UR-82073 took to the skies from Kyiv’s Sviatoshyn airfield on Friday for the first time in three years, breaching the city’s restricted airspace before touching down at Leipzig/Halle airport. The unexpected sortie suggests a rare repositioning amid ongoing conflict.

2025-07-11T05:49:56.847310-07:00

FlightGlobal

Canada moves to hand over seized An-124 to Ukraine, Volga-Dnepr blasts 'pirate hijacking'

2025-05-16T00:06:46.012219-07:00

Associated Press

US Secretly Supports Ukraine with ATACMS For Strategic Strikes

2024-04-24T09:46:08.217616-07:00

New York Times

Putin Vows Retaliation for Ukrainian Airfield Strikes as Trump Sees No Immediate Peace

2025-06-04T10:54:39.133185-07:00

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Antonov An-124 UR-82073 Makes First Flight from Kyiv Since 2022, Landing in Leipzig Antonov Airlines’ An-124-100 heavy-lift jet UR-82073 took to the skies from Kyiv’s Sviatoshyn airfield on Friday for the first time in three years, breaching the city’s restricted airspace before touching down at Leipzig/Halle airport. The unexpected sortie suggests a rare repositioning amid ongoing conflict.

2025-07-11T05:49:56.847310-07:00

Antonov An-124 UR-82073 Makes First Flight from Kyiv Since 2022, Landing in Leipzig

AerialFire

XENA’s AN-32P Firekiller Demonstrates Aerial Firefighting Excellence at Piešťany Festival XENA’s AN-32P Firekiller made its European debut at the Piešťany Aviation Festival on June 14–15, drawing over 25,000 visitors on opening day. The festival, marking the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end, featured military displays from Slovakia’s interior ministry and armed forces alongside advanced aerial firefighting demonstrations.

2025-06-18T07:39:56.403375-07:00

XENA’s AN-32P Firekiller Demonstrates Aerial Firefighting Excellence at Piešťany Festival

Mint India

Three survive after Antonov An-2 makes emergency landing in Yakutia forest An Antonov An-2 conducting an aerial survey in Russia’s Yakutia region issued a distress signal and disappeared from radar over dense Siberian forest, prompting a search and rescue operation. Rescuers have located three of the five aboard, including both pilots, alive; the search for the other two continues.

2025-06-10T00:12:02.805371-07:00

Three survive after Antonov An-2 makes emergency landing in Yakutia forest

New York Times

Putin Vows Retaliation for Ukrainian Airfield Strikes as Trump Sees No Immediate Peace In a rare public disclosure, US President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed a strong response to Ukraine’s recent airfield strikes that destroyed multiple nuclear-capable aircraft. Trump added the call was “good” but forecast no immediate peace in Ukraine.

2025-06-04T10:54:39.133185-07:00

Putin Vows Retaliation for Ukrainian Airfield Strikes as Trump Sees No Immediate Peace

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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.

2025-05-16T00:06:46.012219-07:00

Canada moves to hand over seized An-124 to Ukraine, Volga-Dnepr blasts 'pirate hijacking'

AerialFire

Antonov An-32P ‘Fire-Killer’ Remains Europe’s Frontline Water-Bomber Designed in the late Soviet period as its primary water-bombing workhorse, the Antonov An-32P Fire-Killer remains Ukraine’s key aerial firefighting asset more than 30 years after the USSR’s collapse. Operated by the State Emergency Service and Zaporizhzhia’s Xena Airline, An-32Ps now lead firefighting missions across Europe.

2025-05-06T04:18:58.887911-07:00

Antonov An-32P ‘Fire-Killer’ Remains Europe’s Frontline Water-Bomber

insauga.com

Canada Launches Court Bid to Claim Stranded Russian AN-124 at Pearson The Canadian government has launched court action to secure full ownership of a Russian Antonov AN-124 heavy-lift cargo aircraft trapped at Toronto Pearson Airport since 2021. The filing seeks to settle protracted legal questions over the asset’s status and enable its repurposing under sanctions on Russian aviation.

2025-05-05T12:18:01.997840-07:00

Canada Launches Court Bid to Claim Stranded Russian AN-124 at Pearson

defence-industry.eu

Antonov AN-124 Supports Delivery of P-8A Poseidon Training Equipment in New Zealand An Antonov AN-124 cargo aircraft is scheduled to land at RNZAF Base Ohakea to deliver critical components for a new P-8A Poseidon training facility. This move enhances New Zealand's maritime patrol capabilities and is integral to their ongoing defense strategy, emphasizing regional security.

2025-04-16T00:27:01.200477-07:00

Antonov AN-124 Supports Delivery of P-8A Poseidon Training Equipment in New Zealand