[dmytrish]

I don't know where you got this myth from. Extermination of elite VDV units was not just one plane shot down.

There were many russian helicopters successfully landing at Hostomel, the area saw heavy fighting for several days until it was under Ukrainian control.

> The Russian Il-76s carrying reinforcements could not land; they were possibly forced to return to Russia.[35]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Antonov_Airport

Rumors of an Il-76 downed close to Vasylkiv did not prove to be true:

> Claims have been made that Ukrainian aircraft shot down two Russian Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft transporting assault troops.[33][124][34] However, The Guardian reports "no convincing public evidence has surfaced about the two downed planes, or about a drop of paratroopers in Vasylkiv".[125]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_front_of_the_Russian_...