Morozovsk is an air base of the
Russian Air Force
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as part of the
4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
The 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army () is an air army of the Russian Air Force, part of the Southern Military District and headquartered in Rostov-on-Don.
The 4th Air Army (''4 Vozdushnaya Armiya'') was a Soviet Air Force formation and f ...
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Southern Military District
200px, Headquarters of the district at 53 Pushkinskaya Street / 43 Budenovsky avenue, Rostov-on-Don
The Southern Military District (Russian: Южный военный округ) is a military district of Russia.
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The base is home to the
559th Bomber Aviation Regiment which has three squadrons of
Sukhoi Su-34
The Sukhoi Su-34 (russian: Сухой Су-34; NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, intended for the Sov ...
(NATO: Fullback) as part of the
1st Guards Composite Aviation Division
The 1st Guards Stalingrad Composite Aviation Division (Russian: 1-я гвардейская бомбардировочная Сталинградская ордена Ленина дважды Краснознаменная орденов Суво ...
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The 559th was deployed to
Primorsko-Akhtarsk (air base)
Primorsko-Akhtarsk is an air base of the Russian Air Force as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.
The base was first used in 1954 by a regiment (1689th) of the Yeysk aviation school. Today it is home to th ...
as part of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...
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Russian Air Force bases
Buildings and structures in Rostov Oblast