Borisoglebsk Air Base
Summary
Operating Country | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Location | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Status | ◉ Active |
Usage | Military only |
Operating Organization | Russian Air Force |
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Description
Borisoglebsk is a military air base located 6 km east of Borisoglebsk in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence and operated by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Military flight training has been conducted at the base since the 1920s. From 1960 to 1971, the 478th Training Aviation Regiment, flying Ilyushin Il-12s and Il-14s, was stationed at the airfield before moving to Petrovsk. In October 1990, the 1080th Red Banner Aviation Centre for Retraining of Personnel was activated at Borisoglebsk, formed by an amalgamation of the 796th Center for Preparation of Officers for Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Aviation and the Borisoglebsk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots. This center included the 160th Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment, which operated MiG-29 and MiG-21 aircraft, the 186th Instructor Assault Aviation Regiment with Su-25s, the 281st Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment with MiG-23s, and the 343rd Instructor Fighter Aviation Regiment with MiG-29s. The 1080th Centre was disbanded in 1997, and its remnants, the Borisoglebsk Aviation Garrison, were disbanded in 2000. However, the 160th Training Aviation Regiment remained active. As of 2022, the base is home to the 160th Training Aviation Regiment, which operates Sukhoi Su-25 and Yakovlev Yak-130 aircraft as part of the 786th Aviation Training Centre for the Training of Flight Personnel. Satellite imagery from 2006 showed Aero L-39 'Albatross' trainer aircraft, Su-25 'Frogfoot', and Su-24 'Fencer' aircraft. During the Russo-Ukrainian War, the air base was struck by Ukrainian drone attacks on August 14, 2024, damaging hangars and potentially fighter aircraft. Further drone strikes occurred on October 3, 2024, targeting Su-34s, Su-35s, fuel tanks, and a warehouse for Russian glide bombs.