WORLD’S LARGEST PLANE DESTROYED IN UKRAINE, FOOTAGE CONFIRMS

The world's largest plane, known as the "Mriya" ("Dream") has been destroyed in Ukraine, video footage has confirmed.

Ukraine officials had announced last week that the Antonov AN-225 cargo plane had been hit by Russian attacks at Gostomel airport, near Kyiv, but images and video of the wrecked fuselage have only just emerged.

The footage was aired on Russia's state-owned Channel 1 before being picked up by foreign media; while images were posted on Twitter by freelance correspondent @OsintTV.

Both show the crushed nose of the Antonov Airlines aircraft disembodied from the mid-section and wings, with a missile in the foreground.

Gunfire can be heard in the background of the Channel 1 clip and debris seen scattered all over the airfield, as a reporter describes the scene at Gostomel Airport.