| Kulbakino/Mykolaiv | |||||||||
| Ensign: | Ensign of the Ukrainian Air Force.svg | ||||||||
| Ensign Size: | 100px | ||||||||
| Location: | Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast | ||||||||
| Country: | Ukraine | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Mykolaiv Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Mykolaiv Oblast | ||||||||
| Pushpin Label: | Kulbakino | ||||||||
| Ownership: | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator: | Ukrainian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlledby: | Air Command South | ||||||||
| Used: | Unknown - present | ||||||||
| Battles: | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||||
| Icao: | UKOR | ||||||||
| Elevation: | 266m (873feet) | ||||||||
| R1-Number: | 05/23 | ||||||||
| R1-Length: | 3221m (10,568feet) | ||||||||
| R1-Surface: | Concrete | ||||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||||
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Kulbakino is an air base of the Ukrainian Air Force located near Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.
The base is home to the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, which flies Sukhoi Su-24M, Sukhoi Su-25, Aero L-39C Albatros and Aero L-39M aircraft.[1]
Kulbakino's runway and fuel and ammunition depots were bombarded by Russian jets at approximately 05:00 on 24 February 2022, as part of the initial Russian strikes on Ukrainian military bases in the early hours of the invasion.[2] [3] The bombing caused a large fire.[3] [4]
On 4 March 2022, Russian forces entered the airbase, but by 17:30, Ukrainian forces had recaptured it, according to Vitalii Kim, governor of Mykolaiv Oblast.[5]