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Air base in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine
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Kanatove
Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine
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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:

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. Three Ukrainian Su-27, bort numbers Blue 26, 46 and 48 were damaged.

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.

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.
  5. "Ухвала від 21.04.2022 № 296/1885/22 Корольовський районний суд м Житомира". Ukrainian Court Korolovsky District (in Ukrainian).
  6. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308995". aviation-safety.net. 24 July 2022.
  7. "Bizarre Plot To Steal Russian Jets Ends In Ukrainians Charged With Treason". The Drive The War Zone. 20 April 2023.
  8. "Розкрито причини втрати Су-27 та Су-24 на аеродромі "Канатове"". mil.in.ua. 21 April 2024.
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