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SiliconWizard:
There are definitely alternatives, which happen to fly more often and in a larger number (while still pretty limited): the Airbus Beluga and Beluga XL, and the Boeing Dreamlifter. While not quite as big as the AN-225, they can still transport huge payloads. The total number of those planes in operation is about 10 or so.
ledtester:
A couple of tidbits from this video:

Day 37: Speaking About the Dream -- Operator Starsky
https://youtu.be/ZglhWkJQOFA

- (3:30) Germany offered to relocate transport airplanes to Germany before hostilities broke out
- (4:40) there is second airfoil of an uncompleted Mriya at the Antonov factory

The presenter has an earlier video which talks about the early days of the war and the destruction of the plane:

An-225: The Last Days of the Dream -- Operator Starsky
https://youtu.be/dfUQnM2CXsU

- (1:40) on 2/24 Mriya was supposed to relocate to another area but that didn't happen

Update: Another video on the history of the 2nd Mriya airframe:

Can Antonov Rebuild the AN-225? -- Coby Explains
https://youtu.be/dlKuMRe1EBo
bdunham7:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 03, 2022, 10:46:58 pm ---There are definitely alternatives, which happen to fly more often and in a larger number (while still pretty limited): the Airbus Beluga and Beluga XL, and the Boeing Dreamlifter. While not quite as big as the AN-225, they can still transport huge payloads. The total number of those planes in operation is about 10 or so.

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Those are modified to carry bulky objects but none of them come anywhere near the nearly 300 ton hauling capacity of the AN-225 nor do they have the range, IIRC. 
rsjsouza:
Relevant video about Hostomel


coppercone2:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 03, 2022, 07:04:59 pm ---
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It's getting a little crazy to discount it, its not like its some war machine, its just another human achievement. That is taking politics too far. Its from 40 years ago.

It looks like its in 3 pieces, I am not sure it could be joined back together, perhaps some latteral ribs need to be replaced, but it looks repairable. That plane can haul 300 tons, so even if you need to make it a little heavier with some reinforcements because of the damage (sometimes the same size won't be as strong on complex repairs).

IMO having that plane around as a tool for the planet is great. It encourages multinational collaboration and all sorts of good stuff (you can use heavy industry of other countries at reduced time and possibly cost where shipping would be prohibitive for better collaboration). Who knows when someone will need something real heavy fast. Literary madness occurs when large objects are shipped (its a fiasco to get something huge through a small town in Europe or whatever).
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