Hvardiiske ( crh, Sarabuz, russian: Гвардейское, uk, Гвардійське) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
in
Simferopol Raion of the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, commonly known as Crimea, is a de jure autonomous republic of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula, , a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of
Ukraine
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and incorporated by
Russia
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as part of the
Republic of Crimea
The Republic of Crimea, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; uk, Республіка Крим, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; crh, , is an unrecognized federal subject ( republic) of Russia, located in the Crimean Peninsula. Its territory co ...
since the 2014
annexation of Crimea. Population:
Hvardiiske airbase
Next to the town is an airbase formerly under the jurisdiction of the Russian
Black Sea Fleet
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, now controlled by the
Russian Air Force
"Air March"
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,
Gvardeyskoye (air base).
In June 1990, the 43rd independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment arrived at the airbase from
Choibalsan in Mongolia. In February and March 2014,
Russia annexed Crimea. On 1 July 2014, the regiment moved to
Saky (air base) also in the Crimea.
On August 16, 2022, the airbase was hit by an explosion, and Russian occupation authorities said they were investigating a drone attack on an ammunition depot.
See also
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Kacha, Sevastopol
References
External links
Hvardiiske at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine site
Urban-type settlements in Crimea
Simferopol Raion
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