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{{Short description|Military airport in Amur Oblast, Russia}}
: ''For the Ukrainian poet and writer, see [[Lesya Ukrainka]].''
{{For|the Ukrainian poet and writer|Lesya Ukrainka}}

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'''Ukrainka''' (also known as '''Ookrainka''' and '''Seryshevo''') is one of Russia's largest strategic [[Long Range Aviation]] bases in the [[Russian Far East]]. Located in [[Amur Oblast]], [[Russia]], 28&nbsp;km north of [[Belogorsk, Amur Oblast|Belogorsk]], and 8&nbsp;km north of the town of [[Seryshevo]], it is a major nuclear bomber base, with large tarmacs and nearly 40 [[Revetment (aircraft)|revetment]]s.
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'''Ukrainka''' (also given as '''Ookrainka''' and '''Seryshevo''') is one of Russia's largest strategic air force bases in the Far East. It is located in [[Amur Oblast]], [[Russia]], 28 km north of [[Belogorsk]]. It is a major nuclear bomber base, with large tarmacs and nearly 40 revetments.


The base is home to the '''[[79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment]]''' and the '''[[182nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment]]''' both of the '''[[326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division]]'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scramble.nl/planning/orbats/russian-federation/russian-federation-aerospace-forces#UHBU499|title=Russian Air Force - Ukrainka/Seryshevo (UHBU)|publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=16 December 2022}}</ref>
In [[1955]] it was only one of six Soviet bases capable of handling the [[Myasishchev M-4]] (Bison) bomber. It received the [[Tu-22]] (Blinder) in the 1960s-1970s. By the 1980s its fleet consisted of a large number of [[Tu-95|Tu-95K22]] (Bear-G) and a smaller number of Tu-95K (Bear-B) aircraft. By [[1994]] it had converted all of its aircraft to Tu-95MS (Bear-H) standards. In 1998 it had 16 Tu-95MS16 and 27 Tu-95MS6, according to START-1 treaty documents[#21]. Sister of [[Zavitinsk]].

In 1955, Ukrainka was one of only six Soviet bases capable of handling the [[Myasishchev M-4]] (NATO: Bison) bomber. The [[Tupolev Tu-22]] (NATO: Blinder) operated from the base in the 1960s-1970s, and by the 1980s, its fleet consisted of a large number of [[Tupolev Tu-95]]K22 (NATO: Bear-G) and a smaller number of Tu-95K (NATO: Bear-B) aircraft. By 1994, all of the early Tu-95 variants had been replaced by the Tu-95MS (NATO: Bear-H). In 1998, it had 16 Tu-95MS16 and 27 Tu-95MS6 aircraft, according to [[START I]] treaty documents[#21].


Units stationed at Ukrainka have included:
Units stationed at Ukrainka have included:
* '''73 TBAP''' (73rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) with 42 Tu-95 bombers in the mid-1990s, many from [[Dolon]].
* 73rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (73 TBAP), with 42 Tu-95 bombers in the mid-1990s, many from [[Dolon (air base)|Dolon]].
* '''40 Gv TBAP''' (40th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) with [[Myasishchev 3M]] bombers starting [[1957]], Tu-95, [[Tu-134]], and [[An-26]] aircraft through the 1980s and 1990s.
* '''40 Gv TBAP''' (40th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) with [[Myasishchev 3M]] bombers starting in 1957, and Tu-95, [[Tupolev Tu-134]], and [[Antonov An-26]] aircraft through the 1980s and 1990s.


Tu-95 bombers that made up the 1023rd and 1226th TBAPs at [[Dolon (air base)|Dolon]] in the [[Kazakh SSR]] were withdrawn to Ukrainka after the USSR dissolved in 1992.<ref>"All Strategic Bombers Out Of Kazakhstan; Talks On Those In Ukraine", [[RFE/RL]] News Briefs, Vol. 3, No. 9, 21–25 February 1994, via [[Nuclear Threat Initiative]], and Oleg Bukharin, Pavel L. Podvig, Frank von Hippel, Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, MIT Press, 2004
Current units stationed include:
{{ISBN|0-262-66181-0}}, {{ISBN|978-0-262-66181-2}}, p.385</ref>
* '''79 Gv TBAP''' (79th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) with [[Myasishchev 3M]] bombers starting [[1957]] and Tu-95 aircraft through the 1980s and 1990s.

* '''326 TBAP''' (326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) flying [[Tupolev Tu-95]] aircraft as recently as [[2006]]. <ref>{{cite web| title = Planes of Distant aircraft of Russia will lead start-up of cruise missiles on the purposes on range near Vorkuta (2006) | publisher = arms-tass.su | url = http://www.arms-tass.su/?page=article&aid=25057&cid=25 }}</ref>. It seems likely that the 326th is actually the Division currently stationed at the base, with the 79th and 182nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiments, flying Tu-95MSs, under its control, along with two Tu-22M regiments at other Far Eastern bases.
In 2007, units stationed at the base included:<ref>Air Forces Monthly, 2007</ref>
* [[326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division]] (326 TBAD) headquarters, which arrived from [[Soltsy-2]] in the [[Leningrad Military District]] in 1998, and was probably disbanded in 2009–2010. .<ref>Michael Holm, [http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/division/bad/326tbad.htm 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division], accessed September 2011</ref> Under control of [[37th Air Army]] from October 1994. The division remained a core element at Ukrainka in 2020 with one regiment (flying [[Tupolev Tu-22M]] Backfire) also deployed at the [[Belaya (air base)|Belaya air base]].
*79th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment ('''79 Gv TBAP''' ), with [[Myasishchev 3M]] bombers starting in 1957, and Tu-95s through the 1980s and 1990s.
*182nd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (182 TBAP), flying [[Tupolev Tu-95|Tu-95MS]] aircraft as recently as 2006.

The other two regiments listed under the control of the 326th TBAD by [[AirForces Monthly]] in 2007 were the 200th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment at [[Belaya (air base)|Belaya]], near Irkutsk, and the 444th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment at [[Vozdvizhenka (air base)|Vozdvizhenka]] (Ussuriysk).

In 2009 there were extensive Air Force reductions. Strategic bomber units were reduced to three, with Ukrainka becoming the home of the 6952nd Air Base (warfare.ru reporting that it was the former 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warfare.ru/?linkid=2238&catid=239|title=Áîåâûå èñêóññòâà. Âñå î ñàìîîáîðîíå|website=www.warfare.ru|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of military airbases in Russia]]


==References==
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==External links==
{{cite web| title = Planes of Distant aircraft of Russia will lead start-up of cruise missiles on the purposes on range near Vorkuta (2006) | publisher = arms-tass.su | url = http://www.arms-tass.su/?page=article&aid=25057&cid=25 }}
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 9 November 2024

For the Ukrainian poet and writer, see Lesya Ukrainka.
Ukrainka
Ukrainka/Seryshevo
Украинка/Серышево
Belogorsk, Amur Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Ukrainka air base
Ukrainka is located in Amur Oblast
Ukrainka
Ukrainka
Shown within Amur Oblast
Ukrainka is located in Russia
Ukrainka
Ukrainka
Ukrainka (Russia)
Coordinates51°10′12″N 128°26′42″E / 51.17000°N 128.44500°E / 51.17000; 128.44500
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRussian Aerospace Forces
Controlled byLong-Range Aviation
Site history
Built1955 (1955)
In use1955 - present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: UHBU, LID: ЬХБУ
Elevation235 metres (771 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
03/21 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) Concrete

Ukrainka (also known as Ookrainka and Seryshevo) is one of Russia's largest strategic Long Range Aviation bases in the Russian Far East. Located in Amur Oblast, Russia, 28 km north of Belogorsk, and 8 km north of the town of Seryshevo, it is a major nuclear bomber base, with large tarmacs and nearly 40 revetments.

The base is home to the 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment and the 182nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment both of the 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.[1]

In 1955, Ukrainka was one of only six Soviet bases capable of handling the Myasishchev M-4 (NATO: Bison) bomber. The Tupolev Tu-22 (NATO: Blinder) operated from the base in the 1960s-1970s, and by the 1980s, its fleet consisted of a large number of Tupolev Tu-95K22 (NATO: Bear-G) and a smaller number of Tu-95K (NATO: Bear-B) aircraft. By 1994, all of the early Tu-95 variants had been replaced by the Tu-95MS (NATO: Bear-H). In 1998, it had 16 Tu-95MS16 and 27 Tu-95MS6 aircraft, according to START I treaty documents[#21].

Units stationed at Ukrainka have included:

  • 73rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment (73 TBAP), with 42 Tu-95 bombers in the mid-1990s, many from Dolon.
  • 40 Gv TBAP (40th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment) with Myasishchev 3M bombers starting in 1957, and Tu-95, Tupolev Tu-134, and Antonov An-26 aircraft through the 1980s and 1990s.

Tu-95 bombers that made up the 1023rd and 1226th TBAPs at Dolon in the Kazakh SSR were withdrawn to Ukrainka after the USSR dissolved in 1992.[2]

In 2007, units stationed at the base included:[3]

The other two regiments listed under the control of the 326th TBAD by AirForces Monthly in 2007 were the 200th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment at Belaya, near Irkutsk, and the 444th Heavy Bomber Air Regiment at Vozdvizhenka (Ussuriysk).

In 2009 there were extensive Air Force reductions. Strategic bomber units were reduced to three, with Ukrainka becoming the home of the 6952nd Air Base (warfare.ru reporting that it was the former 79th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment).[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Russian Air Force - Ukrainka/Seryshevo (UHBU)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "All Strategic Bombers Out Of Kazakhstan; Talks On Those In Ukraine", RFE/RL News Briefs, Vol. 3, No. 9, 21–25 February 1994, via Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Oleg Bukharin, Pavel L. Podvig, Frank von Hippel, Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, MIT Press, 2004 ISBN 0-262-66181-0, ISBN 978-0-262-66181-2, p.385
  3. ^ Air Forces Monthly, 2007
  4. ^ Michael Holm, 326th Heavy Bomber Aviation Division, accessed September 2011
  5. ^ "Áîåâûå èñêóññòâà. Âñå î ñàìîîáîðîíå". www.warfare.ru. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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"Planes of Distant aircraft of Russia will lead start-up of cruise missiles on the purposes on range near Vorkuta (2006)". arms-tass.su.

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