Bobrovichi is an air base in
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
located 16 km northeast of
Kalinkavichy
Kalinkavichy (; ; ) is a town in Gomel Region, southeastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kalinkavichy District. Kalinkavichy is located beside the Netech' River, opposite the city of Mazyr, and is the site of one of the c ...
in
Gomel Region. It is nearby Bobrovichi town (
:ru:Бобровичи (Гомельская область)).
It is a large airfield with two large tarmacs on either side, and two alert revetments holding about 10 fighters each. It was home to the 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment (953 BAP) flying
Sukhoi Su-24
The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, night fighter, all-weather tactical bomber developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, Twinjet, twin engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for it ...
aircraft from 1978. The regiment was subordinated to
1st Guards Bomber Aviation Division in
Lida
Lida is a city in Grodno Region, western Belarus, located west of Minsk. It serves as the administrative center of Lida District. As of 2025, it has a population of 103,262.
Etymology
The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuanian name ''Ly ...
(1960-1980) and then 32nd Bomber Aviation Division (1980-1992).
[Michael Holm]
953rd Vitbskiy Bomber Aviation Regiment
accessed September 2011. It also hosted 368th Independent Shturmovik Aviation Regiment (368 OShAP) during the mid-1980s (to 1988).
The 953rd Bomber Aviation Regiment in 1994 transferred to
Kamenka, Penza Oblast, and was absorbed by the 20th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.
References
*Tim Vasque
Weathergraphics - Bobrovichi
Soviet Frontal Aviation
Military installations of Belarus
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