Battle of Antonov Airport
The Battle of Antonov Airport, also known as the Battle of Hostomel, was a battle which began on 24 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was to take control over the Antonov Airport in Ukraine.[7]
| Battle of Antonov Airport | |||||||
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| Part of the Kyiv offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
 Antonov Airport in 2007 | |||||||
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 Russia |
 Ukraine | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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 Maj. Valeriy Chybineyev † | ||||||
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First assault wave
Second assault wave
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Per Russia: None (second assault wave) Per Ukraine: Several helicopters shot down[6][5] |
Per Russia: 200 killed Per Ukraine: Several Ukrainian National Guardsmen captured | ||||||
Battle Of Antonov Airport Media
- KievGostomel(Antonov)(UKKM)AN
Ukrainian National Guard troops cover the exit of airport personnel and civil servants.
Russian airborne troops advance past a hangar containing the Antonov An-225 Mriya at Antonov Airport
The course of the Battle of Antonov Airport was compared to World War II's Operation Market Garden (Allied paratroopers pictured).
Remains of the Antonov An-225 Mriya
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References
- ↑ Guy, Jack (28 February 2022). "World's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine" (in en). CNN. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/antonov-an-225-largest-plane-destroyed-ukraine-scli-intl/index.html. Retrieved 28 February 2022. "The enormous aircraft, named 'Mriya,' or 'dream' in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it was attacked by 'Russian occupants,' Ukrainian authorities said, adding that they would rebuild the plane. 'Russia may have destroyed our 'Mriya'. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state. We shall prevail!' wrote Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Twitter. There has been no independent confirmation of the aircraft's destruction. A tweet from the Antonov Company said it could not verify the 'technical condition' of the aircraft until it had been inspected by experts.".
- ↑ "Russia destroys world's largest transport aircraft Ukraine used for humanitarian flights". The Times of Israel. 27 February 2022. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/russia-destroys-worlds-largest-transport-aircraft-ukraine-used-for-humanitarian-flights/. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ "Ukrainian Troops Retake Key Airport From Russian Paratroopers". coffeeordie.com. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ Clark, Mason; Barros, George; Stepanenko, Kateryna (24 February 2022). "Russia-Ukraine Warning Update: Initial Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment". Critical Threats Project. American Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
Ukrainian forces are currently contesting the Hostomel military airport, 20 km northwest of Kyiv, against Russian VDV (airborne) troops likely from the 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade as of 9:30 pm local time after several unsuccessful counterattacks earlier in the day.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cooper, Tom (25 February 2022). "Russian Heliborne Assault on Antonov / Hostomel Airport seems to have Failed". The Aviation Geek Club. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/russian-heliborne-assault-on-antonov-hostomel-airport-seems-to-have-failed/. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ Eydoux, Thomas (24 February 2022). "Images show Russian army 27 km from centre of Kyiv" (in en-US). France24. https://observers.france24.com/en/europe/20220224-images-show-russian-army-24km-outside-kyiv. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ "Эксперт объяснил значение киевского аэродрома Гостомель для спецоперации". MKRU. 25 February 2022. https://www.mk.ru/politics/2022/02/25/ekspert-obyasnil-znachenie-kievskogo-aerodroma-gostomel-dlya-specoperacii.html. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
