| Nizhyn | |||||||
| Icao: | UKRN | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Chernihiv Oblast#Ukraine | ||||||
| Pushpin Mark: | Airplane_silhouette.svg | ||||||
| Pushpin Label: | UKRN | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nizhyn Air Base | ||||||
| Type: | Military | ||||||
| Operator: | State Emergency Service of Ukraine | ||||||
| Location: | Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine | ||||||
| Elevation-F: | 440 | ||||||
| Elevation-M: | 134 | ||||||
| R1-Length-F: | 9,842 | ||||||
| R1-Length-M: | 3,000 | ||||||
| R1-Surface: | Concrete | ||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||
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Nizhyn is an air base in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine 4km (02miles) north of Nizhyn. It was operated by the Soviet Long Range Aviation and Ukrainian Long Range Aviation. It is a medium-sized bomber base with a modern design and is being used to store some of Ukraine's older bombers. The airfield has 33 large revetments along a curved taxiway.
During 1964-67 the base began converting to the Tupolev Tu-22R (Blinder) and by 1967 it had 24 Tu-22s based here.[1] The reconnaissance variants were tasked with operations in Western Europe. In July 1969 two Tu-22 aircraft collided in mid-air; the crew ejected and the plane flew on unpiloted for 52 minutes, threatening the city of Nizhin before crashing 0.5 km from the city's railway station.[1] In November 1988 three Tu-22R were deployed to Mozdok to fight in Afghanistan, but returned to base a week later without seeing any combat.[1] Some Tu-22s were sent to Nizhyn for disposal, probably in the 1990s.[1]
Units stationed at Nizhyn include:
airforce.ru says that on December 30, 1996, the regiment was reorganized as the 18 separate Long Range Aviation Squadron. In the battle of the An-30B - 6 units., Tu-22P - 3 units., Tu-22U - 1 unit.[4] Furthermore, on February 22, 1999, Decree #242 of the Verkhovna Rada 18 odrae transferred to the Ministry of Emergency Situations and renamed 300 Special Aviation Squadron MOE.