Minutes ago, the first images confirming the destruction of the Antonov An-225 Mriya at Hostomel airport, located on the outskirts of Kyiv, began to circulate in social networks.

Confirmation the AN-225 was destroyed in battles at the Gostomel airport north of Kyiv, along with a lot of military equipment pic.twitter.com/GGX0bZQ2YT

— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) March 3, 2022

In the images you can see the nose of the An-225 on the ground, detached from the rest of the fuselage, one of the engines, and a dense column of smoke coming out of the hangar that appears to have been hit in its roof and structure.

Update: The company, upon the appearance of the footage, indicated that it was not yet able to perform an inspection of the aircraft, so it decided not to validate what is observed in the images.

???? NO NO NO NO…

Currently, until the #AN225 has been inspected by experts, we cannot report on the technical condition of the aircraft.

Please wait for the official announcements about the condition of the aircraft#StopRussia #Ukraine https://t.co/pEXDanePTw

— ANTONOV Company ???????? (@AntonovCompany) March 3, 2022

This is a developing story.