Kanatovo (air base)

Kanatovo
Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine
Kanatovo is located in Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast
Kanatovo
Kanatovo
Shown within Kirovohrad Oblast
Kanatovo is located in Ukraine
Kanatovo
Kanatovo
Kanatovo (Ukraine)
Coordinates48°33′47″N 032°23′25″E / 48.56306°N 32.39028°E / 48.56306; 32.39028
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Airfield information
Elevation266 metres (873 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 2,465 metres (8,087 ft) Concrete

Kanatove (Ukrainian: Канатове) is a reserve air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine.

History

The base was previously used by the Soviet Air Forces:

  • 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment between 1984 and 1987 as part of the 17th Air Army[1]
  • 190th Fighter Aviation Regiment between 1960 and 1990 as part of the 138th Fighter Aviation Division.[2]
  • 727th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment between July 1987 and January 1992 as part of the 32nd Bomber Aviation Division[3]

2022 invasion

On 5 May, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry claimed that its missiles destroyed aviation equipment at the Kanatovo airfield.[4]

References

  1. ^ "88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ "190th Fighter Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ "727th Guards Cherkasskiy order of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Russia killed over 600 Ukrainian fighters in artillery strikes - defence ministry". Reuters. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
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