Battle of Antonov Airport

Battle of Antonov Airport
	Part of the Kyiv offensive and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Antonov Airport in 2007
Date	24–25 February 2022 (1 day)
Location	Antonov Airport, Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast; 50°35′27″N 30°12′27″E / 50.59083°N 30.20750°E
Result	Russian victory Russian forces seize control of the airport; Ukraine claims airport is too damaged for use by Russian forces; Antonov An-225 Mriya destroyed;
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Maj. Valeriy Chybineyev †
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces Russian Airborne Forces 11th Guards Air Assault Brigade; 31st Guards Air Assault Brigade; ; Russian Air Force; National Guard of Russia 141st Motorized Regiment;	Ukrainian Armed Forces National Guard of Ukraine 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade; ; Ukrainian Air Force 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade; ; Security Service of Ukraine Alpha Group;
Strength
First assault wave 20–34 helicopters Numerous Mi-8s; Several Ka-52s; ; One hundred to several hundred airborne troops; At least two Su-25s; Second assault wave 200 helicopters (per Russia); Numerous tanks and armored vehicles; Unknown number of ground troops;	Unknown number of ground troops, tanks, and armored vehicles; Several BM-21 (per Russia); At least two Su-24s; Several MiG-29s; At least two Mi-24s;
Casualties and losses
Per Russia:; None (second assault wave) ; Per Ukraine:; Several helicopters shot down	Per Russia:; 200 killed; Per Ukraine:; Several Ukrainian National Guardsmen captured

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]

References[change | change source]

↑ Guy, Jack (28 February 2022) [27 February 2022]. "World's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
↑ Eydoux, Thomas (24 February 2022). "Images show Russian army 27 km from centre of Kyiv". France24. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
↑ "Эксперт объяснил значение киевского аэродрома Гостомель для спецоперации". MKRU. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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[Antonov_An-225_1-1] Guy, Jack (28 February 2022) [27 February 2022]. "World's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. 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.

[2] "Russia destroys world's largest transport aircraft Ukraine used for humanitarian flights". The Times of Israel. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[coffeeordie-3] "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.

[4] 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.

[Geek-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Cooper, Tom (25 February 2022). "Russian Heliborne Assault on Antonov / Hostomel Airport seems to have Failed". The Aviation Geek Club. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[6] Eydoux, Thomas (24 February 2022). "Images show Russian army 27 km from centre of Kyiv". France24. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[7] "Эксперт объяснил значение киевского аэродрома Гостомель для спецоперации". MKRU. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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