Aircraft
Conflict Over An-124 Program Continues
A conflict over the An-124 freighter between Ukraine and Russia puts Germany In the middle.
Ukraine’s Antonov An-124 is at the center of a heated dispute between the former Soviet republic and Russia. Ukraine has demanded that Germany seize five of the mammoth transports that are operated by Russia’s Volga Dnepr. (Photo: Mark Wagner)
Ukraine’s Antonov An-124 is at the center of a heated dispute between the former Soviet republic and Russia. Ukraine has demanded that Germany seize five of the mammoth transports that are operated by Russia’s Volga Dnepr. (Photo: Mark Wagner)

A conflict over Ukraine’s Antonov An-124 Ruslan that broke into the open last summer has escalated into a more heated dispute between the former Soviet republic and Russia. The row between the two has demanded that Germany, specifically the cargo operations center at Leipzig/Halle airport, seize five of the 12 An-124s operated from that facility by the Russian commercial cargo firm Volga-Dnepr.