Voronezh Malshevo (air Base)
History
Up until late 2009 it was the home of the 105th Composite Aviation Division and 455th Bomber Aviation Regiment, both with 16th Air Army/Special Purpose Command, the air forces command of the Moscow Military District. Following the air force reforms of 2009–10, it became the headquarters of the 7000th Air Base.
Warfare.ru says: "unit # 23326. 7000th Guard Borisov-Pomeransk Double Red Banner Order Suvorov Airbase. Address: 394055, Voronezh. ex 105 comb div + 455 bbr, 183, 47 recce, 89 attack rgts. Planned staff 2009: 24 Su-24M, 4 An-30, 1 Mi-8, ? 2 Su-34. 2010: 2 sqdn Su-24M, 1 sqdn Su-24MR, Mig-25RB + An-30. 20.10.2011 Su-24 crashed during landing in Amur distr, pilots dead."
The Natural Resources Defense Council listed it as a nuclear bomber base in a nuclear war study. However, no other sources on Long-Range Aviation list it as a bomber base.
On 9 November 2020 a soldier, Pvt. Anton Makarov, went on a rampage at the air base after seizing an officers pistol and killing him and two others. The soldier was the subject of a manhunt launched across the region.
References
- ^ Rathbone, John Paul; Ivanova, Polina (2 January 2023). "Russia admits to deadly outcome of Ukrainian strike on military barracks". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Russian Air Force today - Russian Western Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Holm, Michael. "105th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ http://www.warfare.ru/?linkid=2238&catid=239, accessed August 2012
- ^ "Three Russian soldiers killed in shooting on base near Voronezh". bbc.com. 11 November 2020.
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