VSS of Russia is stopped

This was reported by VTA commander, Lieutenant General Vladimir Benediktov on the air of the propaganda program "Solovyov Live". "Unfortunately, we are stopping the legendary AN-22. They were released 67 aircraft. We had about 60 cars," Benediktov said. According to him, the main reason for refusing to operate the AN-22 is associated with outdated turbopes, which by the 1970s lost their relevance.

The production of these aircraft has stopped a few decades ago, and their further operation has become economically inappropriate and technically difficult. Currently, the largest car in the Arsenal of VTA of Russia is the An-124 "Ruslan"-the world's largest series-produced military transport aircraft. The An-124 will continue to accomplish tasks that have previously been solved through the AN-22, providing strategic transportation and support of military operations.

Now in the arsenal of the 12th VTA Division of Russia the largest in the world is a series aircraft-An-124 "Ruslan",-the general added. According to the Defense Express observers, one of the latest mentions about the Russian An-22 "Antey" is related to the event that happened in July 2022.

On the night of July 14, 2022, two AN-22 aircraft of the Russian Federation with registration numbers RF-09309 and RA-09341 arrived at the Magulyshchi airfield near Minsk, Belarus Military Transport Aircraft An-22 was intended for transportation cargoes, including heavy equipment, tanks, helicopters and large structures. Due to their size and load capacity, machines were used to perform unique tasks, such as humanitarian aid delivery to remote areas and support for military operations.