Defender of Hostomel Airport Lieutenant colonel Vitaliy Rudenko near destroyed Antonov-225 Mriya - Fall 2022. 

This photo was taken by the award-winning Ukrainian photographer Sasha Maslov.

This portrait of the Defender of Hostomel Airport, Lieutenant colonel Vitaliy Rudenko, was taken by the award-winning Ukrainian photographer Sasha Maslov in Kyiv in Fall 2022. In the photograph, Lieutenant colonel Rudenko stands in front of a massive tragedy in aviation history. The An-225 was destroyed in the Battle of Antonov Airport during Russia's failed attempt to take Kyiv in February-March 2022.

Print details

Size: 11x14 inches

Material: luster paper

Print type: Digital C-print