Kulbakino_Air_Base

Kulbakino Air Base

Kulbakino Air Base

Ukrainian Air Force base near Mykolaiv

Kulbakino (ICAO: UKOR) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.

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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]

Kulbakino'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 tanks entered the airbase, but by 17:30, Ukrainian police forces had recaptured it.[5]

References

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