Marinovka air base

Marinovka
Marinovka, Kalachyovsky District, Volgograd Oblast in Russia
Satellite imagery of Marinovka air base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Russian Aerospace Forces
Controlled by	4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army
Location
Marinovka Shown within Volgograd Oblast, Russia Show map of Volgograd Oblast Marinovka Marinovka (Russia) Show map of Russia
Coordinates	48°38′09″N43°47′17″E / 48.63583°N 43.78806°E / 48.63583; 43.78806
Site history
In use	Unknown - present
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24 2,463 metres (8,081 ft)  Concrete

Marinovka is an air base of the Russian Aerospace Forces as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.

As of 2022, the base is home to the 11th Composite Aviation Regiment (11th SAP) which had two squadrons of Sukhoi Su-24M/MR (NATO: Fencer-D/E) ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

History

The base was home to the 168th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment between 1991 and 1992, ^[6] and the 296th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment 1993-98. ^[7]

Some Su-34 and Su-24s were redeployed to the air base after a Ukrainian drone strike^{[ when? ]} on Morozovsk air base. A satellite image from 19 August 2024, appeared to show some 15 Su-34s and 14 Su-24s at the air base. ^{[8] [9]}

NASA's FIRMS detected multiple fires on and near Marinovka air base on 22 August 2024 10:45:00 (UTC)

On 22 August 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the air base was attacked by Ukrainian military drones, resulting in explosions and a fire at the air base. The governor of Volgograd Oblast, Andrey Bocharov, claimed that most of the drones had been intercepted, and that the debris from an intercepted drone fell causing a fire. ^{[10] [11]} The fires were detected by NASA's FIRMS.

On 27 June 2025, the air base was again targeted by Ukrainian military drones, destroying and damaging four Su-34 fighter bombers. The attack also hit the airfield's technical support section, a facility used for maintenance and repair of combat aircraft. ^[12]

See also

• Russia portal
• Aviation portal

• List of military airbases in Russia

References

1. "Russian Air Force today - Russian Southern Military District". Eastern Order of Battle. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
2. AirForces Monthly . Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2022. p. 42.
3. Russia Air Force Handbook. Int'l Business Publications. 7 February 2007. ISBN   9781433041150 – via Google Books.
4. "Russian Air Force Order of Battle". www.globalsecurity.org.
5. "0715_RussAlm.indd" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-26.
6. "168th Guards Red Banner Bomber Aviation Regiment". Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
7. "296th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment". www.ww2.dk. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
8. CLEMENT CHARPENTREAU (22 August 2024). "Drone strike causes fire at Marinovka Air Base in Russia's Volgograd". AeroTime. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
9. "Marinovka air base in Russia burns after a UAV strike". mil.in.ua. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
10. Drone attack reported in Volgograd region that caused fire at airfield, RBC Ukraine, 22 August 2024.
11. Olena Goncharova; Martin Fornusek (22 August 2024). "Updated: Ukraine hits fuel and bomb warehouses in Russia's Volgograd region airfield, source says". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
12. "Ukrainian Forces Strike russian Airfield in Volgograd Region, Damaging the Su-34 Jets | Defense Express". en.defence-ua.com. Retrieved 2025-06-27.