Antonov shared details about the An-124 Ruslan that was flown to Germany

Antonov JSC has announced the modernized An-124 Ruslan, which was relocated from Ukraine to Germany. Details were published on the company's Facebook page.

"Antonov JSC has completed a complex multi-year project to deeply modernize one of its legendary transport aircraft An-124-100 serial number 0706. On July 11, 2025, Ruslan was safely transferred to Germany," the report says.

The company said that the aircraft was manufactured in 1994, has over 21,000 flight hours and over 5,500 flights. Work on its deep modernization started in 2021.

"The goal of the modernization carried out by the Antonov JSC team is to replace the main components that were manufactured in Russia with modern components of Western and Ukrainian production," the report said.

The company emphasized that due to the full-scale Russian aggression in 2022, work was partially suspended: at that time the aircraft was in a disassembled state. However, the Antonov JSC team was able to resume work and complete the modernization in June 2025.

"The relocation of "Ruslan" became not just a technical solution, but a symbol of the resilience, professionalism, and unity of Ukrainian aircraft manufacturers. The improved "Ruslan" will continue to fly and serve Ukraine on international routes," the company noted.

It was also emphasized here that the aircraft fleet of Antonov JSC is currently in safe conditions, in accordance with internal safety protocols.

Recall that on July 11, a plane was spotted in the sky over Kyiv, which was initially mistaken for a passenger plane. However, the aircraft was soon identified as the An-124 "Ruslan". Officially, there was no comment on the information about this flight, but later information appeared on the Internet that the plane was flown to Germany.

It is known that the Antonov Airlines fleet at the Leipzig base had 5 An-124 aircraft, not counting the newly arrived ship. Another Ruslan was damaged in Gostomel in 2022, along with an An-225 Mriya.

The company's work vessels continue to operate commercial flights, including transporting military cargo.