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(CNN) --
The world's largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, was destroyed by a Russian strike at an airport near Kyiv, according to the official Ukrainian government Twitter account.
Mriya, which translates to "dream," was sitting in his stationary at an airbase in Hostomel, Ukraine.
The Hostomel air base had been the scene of heavy fighting on Thursday, when the Russian military took control of the facility.
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Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show significant damage to part of the hangar in which the AN-225 is stored.
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NASA's Fire Information System for Resource Management detected multiple fires at the airport, including in the hangar where the plane is located.
The fire in the hangar was detected at 11:13 a.m. on Sunday, according to NASA data.
It is unclear whether these airport fires are the result of actual fires or explosions from military strikes.
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NASA obtains fire data from various NOAA and NASA satellites.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba noted that Mryia in Ukrainian means "dream."
"Russia may have destroyed our 'Mriya,'" he said.
"But they can never destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state."
This photo taken on August 3, 2020 shows a view of an Antonov An-225 Mriya aircraft.
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