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Primorsko-Akhtarsk is an air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.
Primorsko-Akhtarsk | |||||||
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Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai in Russia | |||||||
Coordinates | 46°03′26″N 38°13′48″E / 46.05722°N 38.23000°E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
Controlled by | 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1954 | ||||||
In use | 1954 - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 6 metres (20 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base was first used in 1954 by a regiment (1689th) of the Yeysk aviation school. Today it is home to the 960th Assault Aviation Regiment (960th ShAP) which has two squadrons of Sukhoi Su-25SM/SM3 (NATO: Frogfoot-A)[1][2]
The 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment deployed here from Morozovsk air base with their Sukhoi Su-34s as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
editOn 2 July 2023 Russian Telegram channels claimed that Russian air defences had "downed a missile" leaving a 10m deep, 4m wide crater some 200 metres from the runway. The airbase is used, according to Ukraine, to launch Shahed-136 type drones and Kalibr missiles.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Russian Air Force today - Russian Southern Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2022. p. 42.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2022. p. 30.
- ^ Alexander Khrebet (2 July 2023). "Explosion reported near airfield in southern Russia". Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 4 July 2023.