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Kulbakino/Mykolaiv | |||||||
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Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
Kulbakino Shown within Mykolaiv Oblast Kulbakino Kulbakino (Ukraine) | |||||||
Coordinates | 46°56′31″N 032°05′49″E / 46.94194°N 32.09694°E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | Air Command South | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: UKOR | ||||||
Elevation | 266 metres (873 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Kulbakino (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]
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]