Came across this looking for pictures of AN-225s. The MI-8 in the foreground was photographed in January 2005 at Baghdad airport. It was shot down in April this year at a cost of 11 lives.
“Tinus Tredoux photographed the An-225 Mriya at Baghdad International Airport on January 25, 2005. Skylink Mi-8 LZ-CDV was shot down with the loss of 11 lives on April 21.” From Airandspace.com
