Berezovka Air Base (also Umbozero South) is a former air base in
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast (russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, p=ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Murmanskaya oblast, ''Murmanskaya oblast''; Kildin Sami: Мурман е̄ммьне, ''Murman jemm'ne'') is a federal subject (an oblast) of ...
,
Russia located 13 km southwest of
Umbozero. It contained few facilities and no buildings identifiable on satellite imagery, and was likely intended for use as a forward bomber staging base during the height of the
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
.
The base is located south of
Lake Umbozero and south west of
Oktyabrsky, Murmansk Oblast.
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External links
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:Khariusny Airfield
Buildings and structures in Murmansk Oblast
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Soviet Long Range Aviation Arctic staging bases