Mriya, which translates to "dream," had been sitting in its hangar at a Ukrainian air base in Hostomel, which had been the site of intense clashes on Thursday when the Russian military took control of the airbase.

Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show significant damage to part of the hangar in which the AN-225 is stored.

NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System detected multiple fires at the airport, including at the hangar where the plane is stored. A fire took place at the hangar where the plane is kept and was detected at 11:13 a.m. on Sunday, according to the NASA data.

NASA obtained the fire data from a number of NOAA and NASA satellites.

It is not clear if the fires at the airport are the result of actual fires or explosions from military strikes.