Morozovsk (air base)
Morozovsk is an air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.
Morozovsk | |||||||
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| Morozovsk, Morozovsky District, Rostov Oblast in Russia | |||||||
  Morozovsk Shown within Rostov Oblast, Russia  Morozovsk Morozovsk (Russia) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 48°18′52″N 041°47′10″E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Russian Aerospace Forces | ||||||
| Controlled by | 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: URRM | ||||||
| Elevation | 116 metres (381 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to the 559th Bomber Aviation Regiment which has three squadrons of Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO: Fullback) as part of the 1st Guards Composite Aviation Division.[1][2]
The 559th was deployed to Primorsko-Akhtarsk (air base) as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]
References
- "Russian Air Force today - Russian Southern Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2022. p. 42.
- AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. December 2022. p. 30.
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