Kanatove (air base)
Air base in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
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Kanatove (Ukrainian: Канатове) is a reserve air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine.
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorUkrainian Air Force
Coordinates48°33′47″N 032°23′25″E
InuseUnknown - present
Kanatove | |||||||
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| Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
  Kanatove Shown within Kirovohrad Oblast  Kanatove Kanatove (Ukraine) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 48°33′47″N 032°23′25″E | ||||||
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| In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 266 metres (873 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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 6 May, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said that its missiles destroyed aviation equipment at the Kanatove airfield.[4] Three Ukrainian Su-27, bort numbers Blue 26, 46 and 48 were damaged.[5]
On 23 July, three Su-27s and one Su-24 were destroyed during a Russian missile strike on the Air Base, one official died and 17 other servicemen were injured.[6][7][8]