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One of the Antonovs from Ukraine has been successfully transported to Germany
The Ukrainian Antonov Aviation Company has completed the modernization of the An-124-100 Ruslan transport aircraft and transported it to Germany.
As reported by RBC-Ukraine, this was reported by the press service of the Antonov company.
The company reported that the modernization work on the aircraft began in 2021. Their goal is to replace Russian components with components of Ukrainian and Western production.
However, in 2022, due to the large-scale Russian invasion, the work was partially suspended. Since then, the aircraft has been dismantled.
The modernization was completed in June 2025. On July 11, 2025, the Ruslan was safely transported to Germany.
“That’s what was seen that day in the skies over Kyiv. Since the beginning of the large-scale invasion, Ukrainian airspace has been closed to civilian aircraft,” the statement said.
It is worth noting that a civilian plane was recently spotted in the sky over Kyiv. This caused a stir among social media users, as Ukraine’s airspace is closed to non-military aviation after a large-scale invasion.
Three aircraft were destroyed in the fighting at Antonov International Airport in Gostomel: the world’s largest An-225 Mriya, An-26, and An-74 (“Cheburashka”).
The Antonov currently operates at Leipzig Airport in Germany.
