Melitopol Air Base
Melitopol (ICAO: UKDM) is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
Melitopol | |||||||
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| Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine | |||||||
  Melitopol Shown within Zaporizhzhia Oblast  Melitopol Melitopol (Ukraine) | |||||||
| Coordinates | 46°52′36″N 035°18′27″E | ||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
| Operator | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Air Force Command | ||||||
| Condition | Damaged | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
| Fate | Captured by Russian forces | ||||||
| Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: UKDM | ||||||
| Elevation | 266 metres (873 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade flying Ilyushin Il-76M/MD, Ilyushin Il-78 and Antonov An-26 aircraft.[1]
The base was captured by Russian forces on 1 March 2022 during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 3 July it was hit by Ukrainian rocket strikes.[2]
References
- "Ukraine Air Force". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- "Ukraine hits Russian military base in occupied Melitopol, exiled mayor says". Reuters. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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