Location:
Hostomel, Kyiv Region, Ukraine
Post Date:
Apr 28, 2022 7:55 AM
TAG ID:
sipaphotosthirteen519381
(RM)
Credit:
Abaca Press/Ukrinform/Abaca/Sipa USA/Newscom
Format:
6000 x 4000 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Abaca Press
Special:
*** US and Limited Foreign Rights ***
Keywords:
xxnoddpi, Ukraine, Kyiv Region, Hostomel, news
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
A man travelling in a bus looks at a destroyed Russian military vehicle marked with Russia's 'V' war symbol on the premises of Antonov Airport, an international cargo airport that became the site of an intense battle during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, near Hostomel, Kyiv Region, northern Ukraine, April 27, 2022. After weeks of intense fight, Russian troops were ordered to abandon Hostomel Airport on March 31 and they are believed to head to Belarus for regrouping. Hostomel -also known as Antonov Airport- was deemed as key in the first hours of the invasion in late February, and the fight to control -and for Ukrainian forces, to recover- the airfield had a significant cost, both in personnel and equipment. One of the most significant assets destroyed in the campaign was the An-225 �Mriya�, damaged beyond repair. Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform/Abaca/Sipa USA