Kulbakine Air Base

Kulbakine (ICAO: UKOR) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Kulbakine/Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast in Ukraine
Kulbakine Shown within Mykolaiv Oblast Show map of Mykolaiv Oblast Kulbakine Kulbakine (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates	46°56′31″N 032°05′49″E
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Ukrainian Air Force
Controlled by	Air Command South
Site history
In use	Unknown - present
Battles/wars	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: UKOR
Elevation	266 metres (873 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 05/23 3,221 metres (10,568 ft) Concrete

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]

Kulbakine'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]

References

1. "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
2. "Война в Украине. Что происходит" (in Russian). Ак Жайжык. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
3. Генадий Олейников (2022-02-24). "В Николаеве разбомбили военный аэродром Кульбакино" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
4. Николай Федоров (2022-02-24). "В Николаеве разбомбили военный аэродром в Кульбакино" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
5. "В Николаеве отбили аэропорт в Кульбакино, бои ведутся на окраинах города". NikCenter (in Russian). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-04.