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Kulbakino (ICAO: UKOR) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
| Kulbakino/Mykolaiv
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| Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
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| Coordinates | 46°56′31″N 032°05′49″E / 46.94194°N 32.09694°E / 46.94194; 32.09694 | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Command South | ||||||
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| In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: UKOR | ||||||
| Elevation | 266 metres (873 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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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 forces entered the airbase, but by 17:30, Ukrainian forces had recaptured it, according to Vitalii Kim, governor of Mykolaiv Oblast.[5]
