Luninets is a reserve air base of the
Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus located in
Luninets
Luninets ( be, Лунінец, russian: Лунине́ц, pl, Łuniniec, lt, Luninecas, yi, לונינייץ, Luninitz BGN/PCGN romanization: ''Luninyets'') is a town and administrative centre for the Luninets district in Brest Region, Belarus. ...
,
Brest Region
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative cen ...
.
The airfield was a fighter-bomber training area during the
Cold War. It was home to the 1169th BRAT (1169th Aviation Equipment Reserve Base) flying
Mil Mi-8
The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968.
It is now produced by Russia.
In addition t ...
and
Mil Mi-24
The Mil Mi-24 (russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has be ...
helicopters.
During the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the
18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment was deployed here using
Sukhoi Su-25s from
Chernigovka (air base)
Chernigovka is a Russian Aerospace Forces airbase located near Chernigovka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
The base is home to the 18th Guards Red Banner Assault Aviation Regiment which flies the Sukhoi Su-25SM under the 303rd Composite Aviation Divis ...
. These were supported by the
266th Assault Aviation Regiment with their Sukhoi Su-25's from
Step (air base).
In early October it was reported that Russia had deployed approximately 20
Shahed-136
The HESA Shahed 136 ( fa, شاهد ۱۳۶, literally " Witness-136"), or Geran-2 in Russian service, is an Iranian loitering munition in the form of an autonomous pusher-prop drone. It is designed and manufactured by Shahed Aviation Industr ...
drones to the base.
See also
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List of airports in Belarus
This is a list of airports in Belarus, grouped by type and sorted by location.
__TOC__ Airports
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
See also
* Transport in Belarus
* Belarusian ...
References
External links
Airport record for Luninets Airportat Landings.com
Soviet Air Force bases
Military installations of Belarus
Airports in Belarus
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