Lida | |||||||
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Lida, Grodno Region in Belarus | |||||||
Coordinates | 53°52′40″N25°22′23″E / 53.87778°N 25.37306°E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus | ||||||
Operator | Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
Battles/wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: UMDD | ||||||
Elevation | 183 metres (600 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Lida is an air base of the Air Force and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus located in Lida, Grodno Region, Belarus.
It is home to the 116th Guards Assault Aviation Base, flying Sukhoi Su-25s and Yak-130s alongside the 206th Training Center for Aircrew with Aero L-39C Albatroses. [1]
The 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force with Sukhoi Su-24's from Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport deployed here as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2]
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