Budyonnovsk is an airbase of the
Russian Aerospace Forces
The Russian Aerospace Forces or Russian Air and Space Forces (VKS) comprise the air force, aerial, space force, space warfare, and Missile defense, missile defence Military branch, branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was ...
as part of the
4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
The 4th Guards Air and Air Defence Forces Army () is an Air army (Soviet Union), air army of the Russian Aerospace Forces, part of the Southern Military District and headquartered in Rostov-on-Don.
The 4th Air Army (''4 Vozdushnaya Armiya'') was ...
,
Southern Military District
The Order of the Red Banner Southern Military District () is a military district of Russia.
It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the North Caucasus region of the country ...
.
The airbase lies southeast of the town of
Budyonnovsk
Budyonnovsk () is a town in Stavropol Krai, Russia. In 2010 the population of Budyonnovsk was 64,624.
History
The town was founded in 1799 by Armenian settlers from Derbent. During World War II, Budyonnovsk was occupied by German troops from Au ...
, in
Stavropol Krai.
The base is home to the 368th Assault Aviation Regiment (368th ShAP) which has two squadrons of
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' ( ('' rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. Th ...
SM/SM3 (NATO: Frogfoot-A) and the
487th Independent Combat Control Helicopter Regiment.
The 386th deployed to
Millerovo (air base)
Millerovo is an air base in Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.
The base is home to the 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment which ha ...
as part of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
See also
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List of military airbases in Russia
This is a List of military airbases in Russia, including the airbases used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, Russian Naval Aviation, National Guard of Russia and aircraft repair depots. The list includes overseas Russian airbases including those i ...
References
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Russian Air Force bases
Buildings and structures in Stavropol Krai