In Canada, an An-124 transport aircraft of a Russian airline was arrested.

An An-124 Ruslan heavy long-range transport aircraft belonging to the Russian airline Volga-Dnepr was arrested by Canadian authorities while at Toronto airport. The plane was arrested at the end of February due to the ban by Canadian authorities on the use of Canadian airspace by Russian aircraft.

According to the Avia.pro news agency, the plane was flying from China and arrived at Toronto airport with a cargo of COVID-19 tests for the Canadian government. Since Canada imposed sanctions against Russia, the plane was arrested, however, the fate of the crew is still unknown, since at the moment there are no flights from Canada to Russia.

At the moment, the arrested aircraft of the Russian air carrier Volga-Dnepr is in the parking lot of the Pearson airport, however, there is evidence that in the near future the arrested aircraft may be sold or transferred to Ukraine, although there is no official confirmation of this information. received.

Today, there are 50 An-124 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft in the world, most of which are owned by Russia.