Kulbakine Air Base

Kulbakine/Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast in Ukraine
Kulbakine is located in Mykolaiv Oblast
Kulbakine
Kulbakine
Shown within Mykolaiv Oblast
Kulbakine is located in Ukraine
Kulbakine
Kulbakine
Kulbakine (Ukraine)
Coordinates46°56′31″N 032°05′49″E / 46.94194°N 32.09694°E / 46.94194; 32.09694
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
Controlled byAir Command South
Site history
In useUnknown - present
Battles/wars2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UKOR
Elevation266 metres (873 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
05/23 3,221 metres (10,568 ft) Concrete
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Kulbakine (ICAO: UKOR) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.

The base is home to the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, which flies Sukhoi Su-24M, Sukhoi Su-25, Aero L-39C Albatros and Aero L-39M aircraft.[1]

Kulbakine's runway and fuel and ammunition depots were bombarded by Russian jets at approximately 05:00 on 24 February 2022, as part of the initial Russian strikes on Ukrainian military bases in the early hours of the invasion.[2][3] The bombing caused a large fire.[3][4]

On 4 March 2022, Russian forces entered the airbase, but by 17:30, Ukrainian forces had recaptured it, according to Vitalii Kim, governor of Mykolaiv Oblast.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Война в Украине. Что происходит" (in Russian). Ак Жайжык. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. ^ a b Генадий Олейников (2022-02-24). "В Николаеве разбомбили военный аэродром Кульбакино" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. ^ Николай Федоров (2022-02-24). "В Николаеве разбомбили военный аэродром в Кульбакино" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  5. ^ "В Николаеве отбили аэропорт в Кульбакино, бои ведутся на окраинах города". NikCenter (in Russian). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-04.